Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 5 min
Assessment with 5 questions from Natural Selection.
5 questions assessment
Activity 2: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 20 min
Natural Selection - Lab
Explore how organisms with different traits survive various selection agents within the environment. Challenge yourself to determine which mutations are advantageous with various selection pressures, which mutations don't offer any benefit, and how to create a stable population of bunnies.
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Teacher Ratings (14) 4.7 stars.
Student Ratings (8127) 3.5 stars.
Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 6 min
Learning with Darwin
Charles Darwin will teach you about natural selection. Listen and learn as Darwin narrates his story to you. You will have to remember what Darwin teaches you so that you can apply his theories later in the game. After you complete a quiz, you will have to try keeping a species alive in its environment for 1,000,000 years. Use your knowledge to help your species adapt and survive.
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Teacher Ratings (116) 3.5 stars.
Student Ratings (31574) 3.8 stars.
Activity 4: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 9 min
Walter's Travels - Natural Selection (Mid)
Walter the explorer is on a journey to learn about Natural Selection. Follow Walter in the first round to match bird beaks and feet with the proper species. When you finish the first round, you will meet Walter's chameleon friend and try to identify camouflaged animals. You will enjoy these and other mini-games with Walter. You will finalize the journey with Walter in arcade mode.
Ratings
Teacher Ratings (112) 4.1 stars.
Student Ratings (28549) 3.4 stars.