Students Model Natural Selection
- June 1, 2018
Toothpicks represented beetles of different colours that were spread out on two different coloured backgrounds. The girls acted as birds of prey and had to ‘pick off’ the beetles that were most obvious to them using toothpicks. The better-camouflaged beetles survived the predation better than the less camouflaged.
The pros and cons of modelling scientific concepts were discussed as well as how to increase reliability in data.
- biology, Featured, science
Author: Santa Maria College
Santa Maria College is a vibrant girls school with a growing local presence and reputation. Our Mission is to educate young Mercy women who act with courage and compassion to enrich our world. Santa Maria College is located in Attadale in Western Australia, 16 km from the Perth CBD. We offer a Catholic education for girls in Years 5 – 12 and have 1300 students, including 152 boarders.