Natural Selection and Adaptation: Cue The Forager (Gr. 6-8)

Description

In this lesson, students discover how natural selection can change the number of specific traits in a population. Students will first work in pairs to create a “foraging” program for Cue, then participate in a class-wide simulation of natural selection for a key foraging trait: speed!

Objectives

  • Be able to define biological traits and natural selection
  • Provide examples of potential selection pressures acting on a population (e.g., predation, competition, environmental conditions, etc)
  • Use Cue as a physical model to demonstrate how natural selection can change the proportion of traits in a population
  • Create a program and discover how loops, variables, and IF statements can be used together in computer programming

Curriculum Connections Summary

  • Ontario - Mathematics - Algebra (Coding) & Science
  • Quebec - Science
  • New Brunswick - Science
  • Nova Scotia - Science & ICT
  • Alberta - Science, ICT & CTF
  • British Columbia - Science & ADST
  • Manitoba - Science
  • Prince Edward Island - Science
  • Saskatchewan - Science
  • Newfoundland & Labrador - Science
  • Yukon Territories - Follow's B.C.'s Curriculum
  • Northwest Territories - Follows Alberta's Curriculum
  • Nunavut - Follows Alberta's Curriculum


 

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Cue is an incredibly clever robot with a witty attitude that’s full of interactive surprises.