California Academy of Sciences: Candy Bowl Predation

In this activity, students will unknowingly act as predators on candy.

They will then discuss whether their predation was random or whether they had certain preferences. They will graph their results and determine how selective predation can impact a population and cause natural selection.


Science Topics
Biology, Evolution, Genetics
Middle School, High School, Educator
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

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