Click here to complete an animation about natural selection. You will play the role of a GOONEY BIRD. GOONEY BIRDS eat UNIQUE bugs and always capture the first bug they see. There are 3 rounds of hunting. You have to capture a specific number of bugs in each round. Remember to capture the FIRST bug you see! At the end of the 3 rounds, you will see the colors of the surviving and captured bugs.What traits allowed the offspring to survive? What colors were most commonly represented by the surviving bugs? What colors were most commonly represented by the captured bugs? What explains this difference in color?
Thank you for posting this!
ReplyDeleteThis was funny and it helped me understand natural selection
That was fun!
ReplyDeleteBut at the end, I captured all of the bugs, and then I didn't know what to do next...
OMG what a good idea, it helped me!
ReplyDelete-Gordon Yang
this game is really weird but i get what how natural selection works, cause mostly you would see the bugs that stood out:the bright ones.
ReplyDeleteBut they kept telling me that "gooney birds eat the first bug they see", just like what happened to Henry during class.I guess I don't make a good Gooney Bird!!!!!
-Rachel
This really helpful, natural selection makes sense now. The bugs that don't stand out will survive...
ReplyDeleteJulia G. 7F
This is so cool, but hard to get started.
ReplyDeleteIts kinda helpful to.
I really understand how Natural Selection works now. Because at the end you get to see the bugs who ere captured and the bugs who weren't. It shows that the bugs who escaped camouflaged with their environment and the ones who got eaten weren't.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rachel. I don't make a very good gooney bird.... even though I tried picking out the purple ones, it kept saying to choose the "first bug you see." The same results as what happened with Henry came out for me. But it's fun to play anyway! By the way, they yellow lever is the hint, or info button. Thanks for posting this Leslie!
ReplyDeleteThis game was really fun Leslie. The only thing was that there was a monkey on my screen all during the game. Weird huh?
ReplyDeleteDuring class when we played it, i didn't really understand it, but when i got home and redid the game and read the directions i got it. you are suppose to capture all the bright bugs that stick out and the ones that survive al blend into the background.
ReplyDeleteI get how natural selection works now, thanks Leslie!!
-Annique
it was fun in class. thanks for games!
ReplyDeleteYay! I did it right(unlike Henry) and realized that the bugs that survived were the freenish/yellowish ones. FUn game, thanks!
ReplyDeleteI thought the bugs were cute... ><
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun animation and It helped me learn more about Natural Selection
Thanks!
The game didn't really work. What's the definition of a unique bug anyway, because when I clicked a purple bug it reminded me to click on the first bug I saw
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Rachel. The 1st bug I see is usually the one in the center for some reason. But they keep telling to choose the 1st bug I see even though it is the 1st one I see.
ReplyDeletethank you sooo much leslie,
ReplyDeletethis has helped me understand natural selection,
the bugs that cemoflauge(sorry if i spelled this wron)/ dont stand out,
are more likely to survie!!
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thank you!
ReplyDelete-miguel
I LOVE THIS GAME!!!! i choose all the dark ones so all the light colored ones survived...lol
ReplyDeletethis was really fun!!! altho i didnt choose the first bug i saw... but the bright ones. but that counts, right?
ReplyDeleteHey, now I get it. At first I thought Natural Selection was just pure luck as nature picked out the strong ones and allowed them to reproduce! Now I understand its not nature, its the predators!
ReplyDelete-Omar
I should have looked at the blog first! I copied the website in class for no reason.
ReplyDeleteOh i get it. The organism with the adaptive trait survives to give the trait to its offspring.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Chin
I enjoyed this game in class, but it was still fun doing it at home, and now i understand natural selection better!
ReplyDelete-Monel Reina 7F
This is really cool! It's interesting to see the results, and how each time there are more dark ones. Do Gooney Birds actually exist?
ReplyDelete-Claire, 7H
I picked the dark one instead of the light ones because for some apparent reason they were the first ones that i saw.
ReplyDeleteIt kept saying that mean statement but that WAS THE FIRST BUG I SAW. Well anyways I finished the game and I didn't know what to do so I started eating the ones in the boxes at the end . I think it was a glitch. I tried to eat up to 100 but I got bored.
ReplyDeleteCool game! It showed the process of natural selection really well.
ReplyDelete-Caitlyn
Same thing as Rachel, i just ate the first bugs i saw, and it didn't really work out...
ReplyDeleteStill, i think everyone gets the idea.
Fia Hargil.
Thanks for posting this! It was really fun and I learned a lot about natural selection. It was really cool at the end when they showed you the bugs you killed and the ones that survived. There was a really big difference.
ReplyDeletei get this game!!!
ReplyDeletethe captured ones were the bightly colored ones that stood out and the survivors were grren and earth colors that had blended in!
cool
leila 7f
Thanks for posting this Leslie! It helped me understand how organisms that blend in with their environment are able to survive and give the genes that code for their useful trait (in this case dark color) to their offspring.
ReplyDeleteTHanks Leslie. Games/simulations are always the funnest way to learn :)
ReplyDeleteTom Suchecki -7G
The instrctions need to be more clear. But since we did it in class, it was easy. It helped me to understand how natural selection works. Thanx!
ReplyDeleteKevin B. 7E
Thank you for posting this Leslie. It helps me understand more the meaning of Natural Selection.
ReplyDeletethis really helped me understand natural selection. i love when we do these type of things in class.
ReplyDeletemegan 7h
this was such a great stimulation!!
ReplyDeleteExciting and quite helpful.
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