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Natural Selection

Natural Selection Screenshot
  • Natural Selection
  • Evolution
  • Genetics

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  • Natural Selection
  • Evolution
  • Genetics

Description

Explore natural selection by controlling the environment and causing mutations in bunnies.

Version 1.03

For Teachers

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title Gold Star Contribution Contribution by PhET Authors Level Type
Is Natural Selection Fur-real? A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. sara mikkelsen HS Lab
Other
Natural Selection Activity A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. A.H. HS CQs
Natural Selection Lesson A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. UTeach Middle School PhET Team MS Lab
Natural Selection Lab A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Melissa Savage HS Lab
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS Other
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer HS
MS		 Other
Natural Selection Nesel Colon & Jamal Baulo HS Lab
The Dichotomous Key Honey Joy Soleria and Christine Mae Tecson HS Guided
NGSS Simulation Alignment/Correlation Matthew Huffine MS
HS
UG-Intro
K-5		 Demo
Other
Is Natural Selection Fur-Real (adapted) Nicole Weber, Sara Mikkelsen HS Lab
The Fittest Bunny TEKAV MS Lab
Creating a successful population Dominic Inn HS Lab
Where Should I Live? SJSU MS CQs
Bunny Population Growth Victoria De Finis HS Lab
Natural selection simulation lab Jeffrey Smith HS Lab
Natural Selection Simulation Terry Carstensen MS Lab
Natural Selection walter watts HS
MS		 Lab
Natural selection and mutation Català Jorge Ripoll HS Demo
HW
Guided
Understanding Natural Selection Apostolos Kapsouris HS Lab

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Translations

Language Download or Run Tips
Albanian All shqipe Run now Perzgjedhje natyrore
Basque All Basque Run now Hautespen naturala
Catalan All català Run now Selecció natural
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 自然选择（物竞天择）
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now Natrual Selection 天擇
Czech All čeština Run now Přírodní výběr
Danish All Dansk Run now Neutralt valg
Dutch All Nederlands Run now Natuurlijke selectie
Estonian All Eesti Run now Looduslik valik
French All français Run now Sélection naturelle
Georgian All Georgian Run now ბუნებრივი გადარჩევა
German All Deutsch Run now Natürliche Selektion
Greek All Ελληνικά Run now Φυσική επιλογή
Hebrew All עברית Run now ברירה טבעית
Hungarian All magyar Run now Természetes kiválasztódás
Italian All italiano Run now Selezione naturale
Japanese All 日本語 Run now 自然選択
Kazakh All Kazakh Run now Табиғи сұрыптау
Khmer All Khmer Run now ជម្រើស​ដោយ​ធម្មជាតិ
Korean All 한국어 Run now 자연 도태
Lithuanian All Lietuvių Run now Natūrali atranka
Macedonian All македонски Run now Природна селекција
Norwegian Bokmal All Norsk bokmål Run now Naturlig seleksjon
Norwegian Nynorsk All Norwegian Nynorsk Run now Naturleg utval
Persian All فارسی Run now انتخاب طبيعي
Polish All polski Run now Naturalna Selekcja
Portuguese (Brazil) All português (Brasil) Run now Seleção Natural
Russian All русский Run now Естественный отбор
Serbian All Српски Run now ПРИРОДНА СЕЛЕКЦИЈА
Slovak All Slovenčina Run now Prirodzený výber
Spanish All español Run now Selección Natural
Spanish (Peru) All español (Perú) Run now Selección Natural
Swedish All svenska Run now Naturligt urval
Thai All ไทย Run now การคัดเลือกตามธรรมชาติ
Turkish All Türkçe Run now Doğal Seleksiyon
Turkmen All Turkmen Run now Tebigi saýlap-seçme
Vietnamese All Tiếng Việt Run now Chọn lọc tự nhiên

Software Requirements

Windows Macintosh Linux
Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later

Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Wendy Adams
  • Noah Podolefsky (lead)
  • Jonathan Olson (developer)
  • Piccolo
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