Fertilization Game

Objectives: 

          By the end of this laboratory you should be able to do the following:

• become better versed with the terminology associated with the reproductive anatomy

• become better versed with the terminology associated with the reproductive physiology

• become better versed with the terminology associated with the sexual behavior

Today you will break up into groups of 4 or 5 and play a board game. The game is called "Fertilization! The Board Game" and it was designed by a friend of mine (Dr. Martha Rosenthal) who teaches sexual behavior at Florida Gulf Coast University. Please read the instructions below and set up the game board according to the directions. When you are ready you may begin playing. As you play, please remember that many of these terms and even the specific questions may make their way to the next quiz or examination. Good luck.

FERTILIZATION!  THE BOARD GAME

OBJECT:  SUCCESSFUL FERTILIZATION

 To Win, You Must Collect:

•     300,000,000 Sperm  

•     6 Ovulation Cards (Turn in 3 Dozen Flowers for 1 Ovulation Card)

•     Correctly Labeled and Completed Male and Female Anatomy Chart

To Begin:

•  Two teams of 4-6 students will compete in each game

•  Each team receives 50 Million Sperm and 2 Dozen Flowers

•  A team member chooses a marker and places it on START

•  A team member then roles die and the highest role goes first

•  Each team alternates rolling the die and moving along board

Oops Cards (yellow):  Pick up and follow directions on card. You may gain or lose

                                    Sperm or Ovulation points

Label Cards (blue):     Pick up labeling card and correctly label the Male or Female

                                    area on the diagram.  You will gain 10 Million Sperm for a

                                    correctly labeled area of the Male Anatomy and 1 Dozen Flowers for

                                    a correctly labeled area of the Female Anatomy.

Question Cards (pink): When you land on a question space, the opposing team will read the card out loud

                                        The questions and answers are on each card.

                                        If you answer the question correctly (+), your team receives the award,

                                        If you answer incorrectly (-), the other team receives the award.

 Master of Your Domain Space: 

 Land on this space and you can choose EITHER 50 Million Sperm OR 1 Ovulation Card.

Male and Female Anatomy Chart:

You MUST have the Male and Female Anatomy Chart COMPLETELY labeled to win.

For each incorrect label, lose 50 Million Sperm and 2 Ovulation Cards.

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