A Student Activity that Simulates Evolution

Nichole L. Johnson; Rosalyn Lang-Walker; Joseph L. Fail; Timothy D. Champion

doi:10.1525/abt.2012.74.2.11

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Nichole L. Johnson,^* Rosalyn Lang-Walker,^** Joseph L. Fail,^*** Timothy D. Champion^***

^*Nichole L. Johnson is a Family Medicine Resident at the Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203; e-mail: nicholejohnson21@gmail.com.
^**Rosalyn Lang-Walker is Director of Educational Outreach in the Department of Biology at North Carolina A & T State University, 1601 E. Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411; e-mail: rlangwal@ncat.edu.
^***Joseph L. Fail, Jr. (jfail@jcsu.edu) is Associate Professor of Biology and Timothy D. Champion (tchampion@jcsu.edu) is Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Department at Johnson C.Smith University, 100 Beatties Ford Rd., Charlotte, NC 28210.

Abstract

We describe an activity that uses cards to simulate evolution. The mechanism of the evolutionary pressure in the simulation is clearly indicated for the students. This simulation is useful for allowing student experimentation by varying conditions.

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Nichole L. Johnson, Rosalyn Lang-Walker, Joseph L. Fail, and Timothy D. Champion "A Student Activity that Simulates Evolution," The American Biology Teacher 74(2), 117-120, (1 February 2012). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2012.74.2.11

Published: 1 February 2012