UC Berkeley
Found 2 resources for the concept:
Founder effects occur when a population is founded from a small number of individuals.
Inducing Evolution in Bean Beetles
Grade Level(s):
- 13-16
Source:
- Morehouse College and Emory University
Resource type:
- Lab activity
Time: Multi-week
Overview
In this lab, students design and conduct experiments to evaluate whether evolution by natural selection (or alternatively, genetic drift) may be induced in laboratory populations.
Population genetics slide set
Grade Level(s):
- 13-16
Source:
- UC Museum of Paleontology
Resource type:
Time: 2 minutes
Overview
This set of two PowerPoint slides featuring personal response questions (i.e., multiple choice questions that can be used with "clicker" technology) can be incorporated into lectures on the mechanisms of evolution in order to actively engage students in thinking about evolution.
