Darwin Game

We are going to the computer lab today to play a game that better explains how evolution works.  The Darwin Game is on Discovery.com but you can click here to go there directly.  First off I want you to click on the natural selection tab.  It will walk you through what natural selection is and it will give you hints on how to play the game.  After you are finished with the natural selection tab it will prompt you to play the darwin game.  You're going to have to survive for 1 million years as a species that faces several different challenges.  The species you create will struggle to survive during each challenge but if your species has enough diversity (differences) then you may be able to live for the entire time and win the game.  When you are done I want you to answer the following questions on your own sheet of paper.  I will be taking these questions up to verify you won the game.

1. What is a natural selection?
2. How is variation passed to the next generation of offspring?
3. What does "survival of the fittest" mean?
4. How many challenges did you face during the Who wants to live a million years game?
5. What did you species look like when you won the game? ( consider if it was fat, had a long neck, was its fur fuzzy, did you have any differences in color?)
6. Now take the quiz and record the correct answer to each question in a complete sentence.

When you are done you may go to one of the following sites.  Freerice, Picassohead, Ecokids, Electrocity, or Energyville.  I would like to know if you prefer electrocity or energyville.