By:  Brent Nevills

How Does Your Species Evolve?

Students pick their favorite animal and pick a unique characteristic of this animal (e.g., a giraffe’s long neck).

Introduction:

Ask students how they think the giraffe’s neck got so long.
After discussion, play the code and explain how pressure plays a role in evolution.

Working Process:

Students pick their own animal and alter the code to create the evolution of that animal (e.g., the role of an elephant’s tusks and predators, cheetahs’ speed and prey).

Consolidation:

Students share their creation with a group of other students and debate on how they think their evolution occurred (what was the pressure, how the animal progressively altered).

Resource Information:

Tags: Evolution, Scratch

URL Link to Code: Giraffe Evolution Lesson Plan

Other Integrated Subjects: Coding