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Overview:
This classroom exercise introduces the concept of evolution by natural selection in a hypothesis-driven, experimental fashion, using a deck of cards.Author/Source:
Evolution: Education and Outreach Grade level:
9-12 Time:
1-2 class periods Teaching tips:
The standard exercise is suitable for upper-level high school (AP) and introductory biology students at the college level. Concepts:
Correspondence to the Next Generation Science Standards is indicated in parentheses after each relevant concept. See our conceptual framework for details. - Artificial selection provides a model for natural selection.
- Evolution results from selection acting upon genetic variation within a population. (LS4.B)
- Natural selection acts on the variation that exists in a population. (LS4.B, LS4.C)
- Populations, not individuals, evolve.
- A hallmark of science is exposing ideas to testing. (P3, P4, P6, P7)
- Rates of evolution vary.
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