Assignment: Natural Selection PhET Sim/Survive the Adventure

Created by Nancy S on

2 activities: 2 games

24 min

Activity 1: Question Game. Estimated duration: 14 min

Survive the Adventure

Learn about natural selection from dinosaurs! As you help the dinosaur navigate the lab in this game, you will learn about adaptation and see how both structural and behavioral adaptations helped dinosaurs change over time. Answer questions and dodge bullets to reach the lab equipment as you learn about natural selection. A short quiz at the end will help you refresh your memory of the subject.

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Activity 2: Simulation Game. Estimated duration: 10 min

Natural Selection - Intro

Explore how organisms with different traits survive various selection agents within the environment. Challenge yourself to create a population of bunnies that survives with wolves as a selection pressure.

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