Evolving Better Cars
| Autor: | Elizabeth H. Schultheis, Anne M. Royer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
education.field_of_study
Natural selection Process (engineering) Computer Applications Population Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Data science Education Action (philosophy) Scientific method Mathematics education Convergence (relationship) General Agricultural and Biological Sciences education Adaptation (computer science) |
| Zdroj: | The American Biology Teacher. 76:259-264 |
| ISSN: | 1938-4211 0002-7685 |
| DOI: | 10.1525/abt.2014.76.4.8 |
| Popis: | Evolutionary experiments are usually difficult to perform in the classroom because of the large sizes and long timescales of experiments testing evolutionary hypotheses. Computer applications give students a window to observe evolution in action, allowing them to gain comfort with the process of natural selection and facilitating inquiry experimentation. The lesson described here uses a free online program, BoxCar2D, to demonstrate evolution by natural selection in a virtual population of cars. Students will be introduced to the principles of evolution and conduct independent inquiry projects on key predictions from evolution – including convergence, local adaptation, and the role of mutation in adaptation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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