Blog Post #9

 1. This week we talked about natural selection. We talked about the idea that natural selection is where species that have favorable traits are the ones that are more likely to live and reproduce and therefore pass down these traits and keep those within the pool. We modeled this through an activity where we were given utensils that we had to try and "hunt" beans with and the one with the least amount of beans would "die". In its place, a new offspring of the ones that survived would replace it. We also did a simulation with bunnies that showed what can affect natural selection such as predators, weather, climate, and food. 

4. I really liked the idea of the bean activity to represent what traits were favorable and hunted better and therefore were able to eat better and live. There were a couple parts of it that made it a little confusing so I would change that in my future classroom to make it easier but overall I want to include an activity similar to the one we did today because I feel as though it would make for a very good example with younger students. 

5. I did not have very many questions left after the discussion but I did have a couple. What factor most impacts natural selection and changes? Does the lack of prey affect the natural selection and if so how? What species has been the most affected by natural selection through the years?