Computational Thinking in Science and Math

Understanding Natural Selection with a Physical Model of Bird Flight

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In this lesson, you will use a model of a Karnataka Straw Bird (Avis plasticopapyrus) living in arid regions of North Karnataka in India.

Only those birds which can successfully fly the long distances between the sparsely spaced food sources will be able to live long enough to breed successfully. In this lesson you will breed several generations of Avis plasticopapyrus and observe the effect of various changes on the evolutionary success of these birds.