Breeding instructions:

Here are the instructions again for your quick reference. 

Each Origami Bird lays a clutch of three.

Record the dimensions of each chick and hatch the birds using these instructions:

The first chick is exactly like the parent. In the interest of time you may substitute the parent when testing this chick.

The other two chicks have changes based on the following rules:

For each chick, flip your coin and throw your die then record the results.

Rule 1: The coin flip determines where the mutation occurs: the head end or tail end of the bird

HEAD     ►   Head/cephalic end

TAIL        ►  Tail/caudal end

Rule 2: The die throw determines how the mutations affect the wing:

1 = The wing moves 1 cm toward the end of the straw

2 = The wing moves 1 cm away from the end of the straw

3 = The circumference of the wing increases 2 cm

4 = The circumference of the wing decreases 2 cm

5 = The width of the wing increases 1 cm

6 = The width of the wing decreases 1 cm

Lethal changes:

A change which results in a wing falling off the end of straw, or in which the circumference of the wing is smaller than the circumference of the straw, etc. is lethal.

Survival of the birds:

You will release the birds with a gentle, overhand throw, making sure that you release the birds as uniformly as possible.

You will test each bird twice.

The most successful bird is the one which can fly the farthest.

The most successful bird is the sole parent of the next generation.

Use this spreadsheet to record your data.

Upload the photos of first generation surviving bird.