explain Be sure to type the names of the two organisms in the appropriate boxes.
Each bean color represents a type of food source. You MUST have 20 of each color! You will set your timer for 1 minute.
1 minute represents the length of the season
During the 1 minute season, you will use your tool (representing your first organism) to pick up as many beans as possible.
At the end of the season, sort your beans and type the number of the bean color in the appropriate box for that season. For example, during Season 1, organism 1 was able to gather 3 black beans, 4, pink beans, and 5 white beans.
Repeat this process for the second organism for Season 1; and then start over and repeat the process again for both organisms for Season 2.
At the end of 4 minutes you should have all 6 boxes filled out, in addition to the names of your two organisms.
In this activity, you will be conducting a simulation to represent the process of natural selection using two organisms. The goal is to observe how the organisms' physical characteristics (represented by the tool they use) affect their ability to gather beans (their food source).
First, you need to select names for the two organisms. You can be creative and come up with any names you like.
Next, you will have a 1-minute season, which represents the length of the season in the simulation. During this time, you will be using your tool, which represents your first organism. The tool can be anything you choose, such as a spoon or tweezers. Your task is to pick up as many beans as possible within the given time.
After the season ends, you will sort the beans you have collected. Each color of the beans represents a different type of food source. It is important to have exactly 20 beans of each color. Count the number of beans you have collected for each color, and record the count in the appropriate box for that season.
Next, you will repeat the process for the second organism during Season 1. Choose a different tool to represent your second organism and gather beans for 1 minute.
Once you have completed both organisms' collections for Season 1, start over and repeat the entire process for Season 2. Again, record the number of beans collected for each color in the appropriate box for each organism.
By the end of the activity, you should have filled out all six boxes, providing the names of your two organisms and the counts of beans for each color in each season. This data will help you analyze and draw conclusions about the impact of the organisms' physical characteristics on their ability to collect food sources during different seasons.