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SID The Seed WATER WIND ANIMALS Help Sid disperse through: HELP SETTINGS SCORE LEVEL

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Here is an interactive way to teach about the different agents involved in seed dispersal. It is a low fertility prototype of how small games can be made to understand concepts. Here I have covered dispersal of seeds by water, wind and animals/birds. Characteristic of seeds,fruits and plants are also mentioned. At end It even evaluate students by asking them questions.

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  • 1. Help Sid disperse through:WATER WIND ANIMALS HELPSETTINGSSCORELEVEL

2. COCONUT TREE : DISPERSAL BY WATERLotus seedCoconut origin tropical Asia Two varieties : tall(18 meter) and dwarf(7 meter) fruit is drape not nut 1300 types Found in tropic and sub-tropic area Coco means head or skull one tree produces 50 fruits Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh account for SID, lets go to production in backwaters 92% of coconut of Kerala - a coconut India.heaven BACK PAUSEFORWAR DMENUQUIT 3. BACKPAUSEFORWARDMENUQUIT 4. PRESS PEAKER AS SID BEGINS TOTRAVELSSee foot note in normal view for lyricsBACKPAUSEFORWARDMENUQUIT 5. You couldnt reach the ucd island on time..but as you are such a good player you can get exttttra time if you answer the one easy question. QUITASK QUESTION 6. EXTTTTRA TIME QUESTION:NOTE : If your answer is correct you get 15 seconds extra but if you answer it wrong you will be required to play the game again.Q. Why is coconut and lotus seed able to FLOAT on water? (Select all correct choices) IT HAS FEATHURE LIKE STRUCTUREIT IS LIGHT IN WEIGHT HOLLOW FROM INSIDE ALL OF THESE 7. CONGRATULATIONS! Your answer is correct .You will soon be redirected to your game and get 15 seconds extra to complete it.CONTINUE 8. SORRY SID! YOUR ANSWER IS WRONG, AND THE CORRECT ANSWER IS:ANS: LOTUS AND COCONUT SEED CAN FLOAT ON WATER BECAUSE: IT IS LIGHT IN WEIGHT HOLLOW FROM INSIDE QUIT 9. YOUR SCORE : 25PRESS SPEAKER AS SID BEGINS TO TRAVELSOpen the bottle and unlock the next level by solving the mystery : BACKPAUSEFORWARDMENUQUIT 10. :HINT: Seeds like coconut are dispersed through water because of their features like : light in weight fibrous covering hollow centre habitat near seaUPGRADEBACKPAUSEFORWARDMENUQUIT 11. FUN TIME OUT OF 4 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER 3CORRECT YOU WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL OR YOU WILL HAVE TO CLEAR LEVEL 1 AGAIN : Q.1 - Origin of coconut tree? TROPICAL ASIA NORTH AMERICA CHINA Q.2 - Coconut is nut. TRUE Q.3 - Varieties of coconut. TWO FIVEFALSETHREEQ.4 - Coconut is dispersed by? WATER WIND ANIMALS Q.5 - Features of coconut. CORRECT ANSWER WRONG ANSWER LIGHTBACK FIBROUSPAUSEMENUQUIT 12. WRONG ANSWERYOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AS YOU ANSWERED INCORECTLY. THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE.Q.1 - Origin of coconut tree? TROPICAL ASIA Q.2 - Coconut is nut. FALSE COCONUT IS DRAPE Q.3 - Varieties of coconut. TWO - TALL & DWARF Q.4 - Coconut is dispersed by? WATER Q.5 - Features of coconut. BOTH FIBROUS AND LIGHTQUIT 13. RIGHT ANSWER You answered all the questions correctly . Hence, you are upgraded to 2nd levelYou will be redirected to second level soon..SAVE GAMEQUIT 14. DO YOU WANT TO QUIT THE GAME ? YESNO 15. COCONUT TREE : DISPERSAL BY WATER Scientific name : Cocos Nucifera Temperature : 70 80 deg. F 3 Layers : -Exo, Meso and Endocarp Sanskrit name : Kalpa Vriksh Life Span: 50-90 yearsFound: 92 countriesSID, lets go to backwaters of Cochin - a coconut heaven 16. COLLECT FOLLOWING COCONUT :SCIENTIFI CNAME :COCOSNUCIFERASCIENTIFI CNAME :COCOSNUCIFERA 17. COLLECT FOLLOWING COCONUT : 3 LAYERS3 LAYERSENDOMESOEXO 18. WANT HELP??? Answer a simple question 19. NOTE: If your answer is correct you can resume the game otherwise you will have to quitQ. What is the scientific name of coconut? COCOS NUCIFERA COCOA COCOUS NURSERY COCOS 20. YOUR SCORE : 25Open the bottle and unlock the next level by solving the mystery : 21. :NOTE: Seeds like coconut are dispersed through water because of their features like : light in weight fibrous covering hollow centre habitat near seaUPGRADE 22. OUT OF 5 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER 4CORRECT YOU WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL OR YOU WILL HAVE TO CLEAR LEVEL 1 AGAIN :Q.1 - Which is one of the layer of Coconut? EXO MEKO ANDRO Q.2 - Sanskrit name of Coconut? KALPA VRIKSH VIHARAK COPRAQ.3 - Average Life span of Coconut?(years) 60 150 20 Q.4 - Abundance of Coconut in India is found at? DELHI SHIMLA COCHIN Q.5 - Features of coconut. 23. WRONG ANSWER YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AS YOU ANSWERED INCORECTLY. THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE.Q.1 - Which is one of the layer of Coconut? Exocarp Q.2 - Sanskrit name of Coconut? Kalpa Vriksh Q.3 - Average Life span of Coconut?(years) 60Q.4 - Abundance of Coconut in India is found at? Cochin Q.5 - Features of coconut. LIGHT & FIBROUS ,BOTH 24. RIGHT ANSWER You answered all the questions correctly . Hence, you are upgraded to 2nd level You will be redirected to second level soon.. QUITSAVE GAME 25. DO YOU WANT TO QUIT THE GAME ? YESNO 26. Help Sid disperse through:WATER WIND ANIMALS HELPSETTINGSSCORELEVEL 27. DANDELION : DISPERSAL BY Scientific WIND name : Taraxacum OfficinaleHeight :2-18 inches tall Leaves : Jagged, deep lobes Flower : disc shaped, golden yellow Stem : Hollow having white bitter sap Each flower can raise 200 seedsSID, lets go to Taj Mahal Origin Asia Dandelion- Teeth of lion 28. You couldnt reach the Taj Premises on time..but as you are such a good player you can get exttttra time if you answer the one easy question. QUITASK QUESTION 29. Scientific name : Taraxacum OfficinEXTTTTRA TIME QUESTION:NOTE : If your answer is correct you get 15 seconds extra but if you answer it wrong you will be required to play the game again.Q. What is the scientific name of Dandelion? (Select all possible correct choices) COCOS NUCIFERA TARAXACUM OFFICINALE DANDLIOS NONE OF THESE 30. CONGRATULATIONS! Your answer is correct . You will soon be redirected to your game and get 15 seconds extra to CONTINUE complete it. 31. SORRY SID! YOUR ANSWER IS WRONG, AND THE CORRECT ANSWER IS:ANS: TARAXACUM OFFICINALE Other choices: Cocos Nucifera Scientific name of coconut QUIT Dandlios no meaning 32. YOUR SCORE : 25Get inside Taj Mahal and proceed towards tomb 33. Seeds of Dandelion are dispersed through wind because of their features like :* light in weight * hairy structure * hollow centre * habitat near seaUPGRA DE 34. OUT OF 4 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER 3CORRECT YOU WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL OR YOU WILL HAVE TO CLEAR LEVEL 1 AGAIN : Q.1 - Family name of Dandelion? ASTERACEAE TARAXA OFFICI DANDLIOQ.2 - Dandelion means teeth of. LION TIGER CHETAH Q.3 - Shape of flower? DISC OVALCIRCULARQ.4 - DANDELION is dispersed by? WATER WIND 35. WRONG ANSWERYOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AS YOU ANSWERED INCORECTLY. THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE.Q.1 - Family name of Dandelion? ASTERACEAE Q.2 - Dandelion means teeth of. LIONQ.3 - Shape of flower? DISC Q.4 - DANDELION is dispersed by? WINDQ.5 - Features of Dandelion. Both light and hairy QUIT 36. RIGHT ANSWER You answered all the questions correctly . Hence , you are upgraded to 2nd levelYou will be redirected to second level soon..SAVE GAMEQUIT 37. D O Y O U WA N T T O Q U I T T H E G A M E ?YESNO 38. DANDELION : DISPERSAL BY WINDFound : Temperate regions A medicinal plant Average life : 1.5-2 years Family : Asteraceae Flowering season : Entire YearLeaf Type : BasalSID, lets go to Ajanta Caves 39. Save your balloons from birds from water 40. WANT HELP??? Answer a simple question 41. NOTE: If your answer is correct you can resume the game otherwise you will have to quit Q. What is the average life of Dandelion? (in years) * * * *ONE TWO THREE FOUR 42. YOUR SCORE : 25Go to the board and read what to do . 43. :NOTE: Seeds of Dandelion are dispersed through wind because of their features like :* light in weight * hairy structure * hard seed base * habitat near sea UPGRADE 44. OUT OF 4 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER 3 CORRECT YOU WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL OR YOU WILL HAVE TO CLEAR LEVEL 1 AGAIN :Q.1 - Family name of Dandelion? ASTERACEAE TARAXA OFFICI ANDLIOQ.2 - Leaf type of Dandelion PETIOLE BASAL PALMATEQ.3 - Flowering season? WHOLE YEAR WINTER SUMMER WRON GRIGHT 45. WRONG ANSWER YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AS YOU ANSWERED INCORECTLY. Q.1 - CORRECT ANSWERS ARE. THE Family name of Dandelion? ASTERACEAE Q.2 - Leaf type of Dandelion BASALQ.3 - Flowering season? WHOLE YEAR Q.4- Dandelion can be used for? BOTH MEDICAL & FOODQUIT 46. RIGHT ANSWER You answered all the questions correctly . Hence , you are upgraded to next level You will be redirected to next level soon.. SAVE GAMEQUIT 47. D O Y O U WA N T TO Q U I T T H E GAME ? YESNO 48. Help Sid disperse through:WATER WIND ANIMALS HELPSETTINGSSCORELEVEL 49. APPLE SEEDS : DISPERSAL BY BIRDS DROPPING Birds eat apple but cant digest their seeds. Seeds move out with birds excreta. Get deposited in soil and grow as an Apple Tree. To see how this happens lets go to Apple OrchardsCLICK ME! 50. Oopsss! I ate a TWITTER BIRDS LOVE APPLE lot. Now its bcoz they get vitamin C. EAT time for nature AS MANY Bye APPLES AS YOU call. CAN BEFORE THE CHALLENGE BEGINS . .. My name My family is : is:Malus ROSE sieversi FAMILY i 51. Travel from Apple Orchard K to Apple Orchard M and in between drop the droppings in the basket. You have 90 seconds and a fully loaded stomach.Drop on.I live in warm climate 52. 3 2 1Sorry, My seeds are little poisonous.AFTER 5 YEARS ON TIMELATE 53. You couldnt reach Apple Orchard - M on time.. but as you are such a pretty looking bird you can get exttttra time if you answer this easy question. QUITASK QUESTION 54. EXTTTTRA TIME QUESTION: NOTE : If your answer is correct you get 15 seconds extra but if you answer it wrong you will be required to play the game again.Q. WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF APPLE? MALUS SIEVERSII COCOS NUCIFERA TARAXACUM OFFICINALE NONE 55. CORRECT ANSWER CONGRATULATIONS! Your answer is correct . You will soon be redirected to your game and get 15 seconds extra to complete it.F 56. WRONG ANSWER SORRY DEAR! YOUR ANSWER IS WRONG, AND THE CORRECT ANSWER IS:ANS: MALUS SIEVERSII Other choices: Cocos Nucifera Scientific name of Coconut Taraxacum Officinale - Scientific QUIT name of Dandelion 57. Open the envelope and proceed. 58. :NOTE:Seeds of Apple are dispersed through birds because of their features like :* indigestible * hard covering * habitat away from sea * rosy smell of apple attracts birdsUPGRAD E 59. OUT OF 4 QUESTIONS IF YOU ANSWER 3 CORRECT YOU WILL UPGRADE TO NEXT LEVEL OR YOU WILL HAVE TO CLEAR LEVEL 1 AGAIN :Q.1 - To which Family does Apple belong? MANGO ROSE TOMATOQ.2 - Are seeds of apple digestible by birds? NO YES Q.3 - Time taken by apple tree to grow? (in years) 5 81Q.4 - Apple are found in which type of climate? WARM COLD 60. WRONG ANSWERYOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PLAY THE GAME AGAIN AS YOU ANSWERED INCORECTLY. THE CORRECT ANSWERS ARE.Q.1 - To which Family does Apple belong? ROSE Q.2 - Are seeds of apple digestible by birds? NO Q.3 - Time taken by apple tree to grow? (in years) 5 Q.4 - Apple are found in which type of climate? QUIT WARM 61. RIGHT ANSWER You answered all the questions correctly . Hence , you are upgraded to 2nd levelYou will be redirected to second level soon.. SAVE GAMEQUIT 62. D O Y O U WA N T T O Q U I T T H E G A M E ?YESNO 63. THANK YOU 64. HELP and SETTINGS NAVIGATION : MOVE FORWARD= WMOVE BACKWARD = R DROPPING THNGS = S MUSIC : SOUND :ONOFF 65. SCORE and LEVEL WIND DISPERSAL : LEVEL 1 Score : 25 LEVEL 2 Locked WATER DISPERSAL : LEVEL 1 Score : 30 LEVEL 2 Score : 25 ANIMAL/BIRD DISPERSAL LEVEL Locked