Natural Selection

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Direct Link: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/natural-selection
Students will explore natural selection by controlling the environment and causing mutations in bunnies. This will demonstrate how natural selection works in nature. They will have the opportunity to throw in different variables to see what will make their species of rabbit survive.

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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators, Students
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Java Plugin
Instructional Time: 25 Minute(s)
Keywords: Rabbits, Nature, Simulation, gene, mutation, population
Instructional Component Type(s): Virtual Manipulative
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Science - General

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SC.7.L.15.In.2
Recognize that physical characteristics of living things are adapted to deal with the conditions of the environment, such as skin color or gills on a fish.

SC.912.L.15.In.5
Recognize that some living things produce very large numbers of offspring to ensure that enough survive to continue the species (a condition for natural selection).

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