Module 9: Marine Ecology

Imagine that an entertainment company has hired you to develop the concept for a mobile or computer-based game application (or "app") that explains the concept of energy transfer through the food chain in the marine environment. The company might develop the app and release it to the general public if your concept is accepted. In order to present your concept to the company, you will need to develop a proposal that outlines the basic purpose of the game, how it works, the basic design, mockups, and what someone playing it would learn.

Use the Marine Ecology App Design Template to create your application proposal. Make sure to read through and complete each section of the template. You should start by brainstorming the concept, using the following questions as guides:

• How is energy produced in the marine environment?
• What are the different trophic levels in the marine environment?
• How is energy passed from one trophic level to the next? How much energy is transferred?
• What are the different relationships between organisms in the marine environment?

For examples of educational apps that have already been developed, visit the Web-Based and Mobile Applications link available in the Content area of your course.

Before you begin, access the Marine Ecology App Design Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.

Once you have completed your assignment, please submit your work to the dropbox.

Once you have completed this module, please complete the module test.