The Survival Island Laboratory Kit for biology and life science is a simple and fun simulation that illustrates the point that natural resources are limited and the consequences of depleting them can be disastrous.
This simple and fun simulation illustrates the point that natural resources are limited and the consequences of depleting them can be disastrous. This game-like simulation is designed to mimic the real Easter Island story—the catastrophic story of a small island off the coast of Chile. Survival Island has a finite area and resources. Once inhabited, the island population grows rapidly and decisions about resource use become critical for survival. Students end the simulation by considering resource use on Earth Island.
Super Value Kit is complete for 6 Enough materials are supplied to set up three Survival Islands with a total of six tribes, a class of 30 students. A reading about the real Easter Island is included.
Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Science & Engineering Practices
Analyzing and interpreting data
Disciplinary Core Ideas
MS-LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems HS-LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and effect
Performance Expectations
MS-LS2-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.