Evolution Readiness
Featured Evolution Readiness Activities
The Virtual Greenhouse
Students learn about basic needs of organisms. An organism thrives in specific environments that match its specific needs.
The Virtual Field
Learn the life cycle of organisms, variation within a species, and heritability of traits.
Mystery Plant Adaptation
Students learn that species are adapted to their environments and that variation in a species can help the species adapt to changes in the environment.
Changes in the Environment
Students learn that different species can arise from a common ancestor if different groups have different selection pressures.
Mystery Plants Mystery
Learn about intraspecific differences and how variation in a population can help a species adapt to living in different environments.
The Virtual Ecosystem
Students learn that organisms with similar needs compete with one another for resources.
Variations and Adaptations
Students determine how climate can affect ecosystems.
Natural Selection
Students explore how changes in the environment affect both plants and animals in a simple ecosystem.
Predators and Prey
Students learn that selection pressure can lead to a change in the characteristics of a population.
Experiment with Ecosystems
This open-ended series of models allows students to experiment with virtual ecosystems and test their hypotheses about producer/consumer and predator/prey relationships.
