Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 4 min
Assessment with 4 questions chosen from Natural Selection and Selective Breeding.
4 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 (20) 4.7 stars.
Student Ratings (10781) 3.5 stars.
Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 16 min
Adapt
In this game you will help your population endure the changing environment. Collect points to buy different genes that will change the population as reproduction cycles occur. Be careful and keep track of changes in temperature, food supply, and predators that will affect your population! Watch the timeline on the top to be aware of upcoming events, and keep an eye on the meters on the left for the overall health of your population.
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Teacher Ratings (143) 4.1 stars.
Student Ratings (29464) 3.7 stars.