Bunny Natural Selection Day 2
The basics of natural selection will be highlighted using the Natural Selection PhET simulation where students complete a series of challenges. As a result of this experience, students will be able to explain how mutations, limiting factors, abiotic and biotic parts of ecosystem interact and contribute to the survival of a species. Students will come to understand how this simulation mimics natural selection through using and exploring the simulation. By considering real events in an ecosystem, students will understand limitations of the model and modifications that can be made to the simulation to more closely demonstrate real life. Students will also evaluate the process of adaptive radiation, as applied to the finches of the Galapagos Islands.
Lesson Grade Level
8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UIZmt2cjK8f9XG4ZS1Pu1CeMzZ_lXYtx/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L3: Genetics & Heredity L4: Evolution Technology 3. Knowledge Constructor 5. Computational Thinker Engineering S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S5: Apply Technology to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Ratio and Proportion (RP) Statistics and Probability (SP) English Language Arts (ELA) WritingRelated Content
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