

Zoo tycoon 3 lets play how to#
I hope, this simple lesson will give you some rough ideas on how to apply this game through out the lesson.Zoo Tycoon 2 has 3 modes of play: Freeform mode, Challenge mode, and Campaign Mode.įreeform mode allows the player to create a zoo of limited space with no restrictions. The lesson above shows how to implement Zoo Tycoon 2 in the classroom. You can see if the animal is happy in its home. This panel shows a variety of information about the animal. If you click on the animal, its ANIMAL INFORMATION PANEL appears. You can see whether or not the animal is happy with its home. When you feel you have created a good exhibit, place the adopted animal in its new home.Ĩ. Click on the ADOPT ANIMALS icon to add animal shelters and animal toys to the exhibit. First build the right kind of exhibits for the animals.ħ. Then, choose three more animals to adopt. After that place the three animals into the correct exhibits, more animals become available to adopt. To do this, click on the picture of the animal, move the cursor into the middle of the exhibit, and click the mouse again.Ħ. Place the animals into the correct exhibit. Click on the ADOPT ANIMALS icon to see which animals are available to choose from.ĥ. Move the cursor over the objects on the screen to read the actual name of each object.Ĥ. Decide which animal belongs in each exhibit.

The screen will show a small zoo with three exhibits already built. Click on SMALL ZOO (BEGINNER) and then click PLAY.ģ. Start Zoo Tycoon 2 and click on PLAY TUTORIAL & SCENARIO GAME.Ģ. To compare and contrast animal habitats.ġ.To illustrate that animal habitats differ.To help pupils understand animal habitats.LEARNING OBJECTIVE(S): By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: TOPIC: Living Things in their Environment Learn about the needs and wants of animalsĬLASS: 4 Berlian (Average proficiency level).You have a certain amount of money to spend and you must use it to build and keep up a zoo where both the animals and the visitors are happy and content.Īs an educational tool, Zoo Tycoon 2 lets the pupils become the creator of a zoo.

You choose everything from the kind of terrain to build on, what types of structures to use, the animals living in the zoo, the landscape, and the zoo staff. When playing the game, you are the creator of a zoo. Zoo Tycoon 2 is a simulation game for use on a personal computer. So, for this entry I would like to suggest one of the interesting video game entitled “Zoo Tycoon 2” that can be used as an educational tool. The computer games will be so much fun that the pupils will never even realizes that the games are intended to make them learn. The use of games in teaching children keeps them from getting bored easily.

Most children think learn is related to text book, boring and something they should avoid of. Let them learn something useful through the through computer games.Ĭomputer games can combine two separate things learn and entertainment. Thus as a future teacher, I feel that we can actually take an advantage from this situation. They loved games with interesting and colorful playing. This is because children nowadays spend most of their time on the computer. As an avid gamer, I had realized the potential of utilizing video games as an educational tool.
