Natural Selection Activity

This natural selection activity instructs students to design organisms with favorable and unfavorable mutations for their environment.  When complete, they analyze how natural selection would affect both. Great to truly assess if students have mastered NGSS MS-LS4-4!

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Students will demonstrate understanding of:

  • Variation
  • Competition
  • Selection
  • Reproduce
  • Selection for
  • Selection against
  • How mutations lead to changes in populations

Teacher Notes:

  • A student work example is included for reference.
  • Please note that this natural selection activity is not editable.
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Related Standards:
  • NGSS MS-LS4-4: Construct an explanation based on evidence that describes how genetic variations of traits in a population increase some individuals’ probability of surviving and reproducing in a specific environment.
  • NGSS MS-LS4-6: Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.

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Grade Levels: 7, 8, 9, 10 NGSS Standards: HS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-3, HS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-6