Heredity III: Incomplete Dominance and Epistasis
The Heredity III virtual lab tests one trait...with five possible phenotypes. This has a little more going on than the Heredity I and...
Practice identifying cell parts by name or function. See this post for more information.
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The Biology Simulations blog introduces the simulations used on the site, discusses new simulations that are in the works, and shares information about simulation and inquiry based learning.
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Jolene Pappas
- Feb 22, 2019
- 5 min
How to use chi-squared to test an inheritance pattern
Would you rather watch a video than read? Here is a video version of this post: Many biology classes use the chi-squared statistical...
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Jolene Pappas
- Feb 21, 2019
- 1 min
X-linked Heredity
The second heredity simulation is up and running. The first simulation allows students to test two autosomal traits. This simulation...
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Jolene Pappas
- Feb 14, 2019
- 5 min
How to test for evolution using the null hypothesis
Would you rather watch a video than read? Here is a video version of this post: This post demonstrates how to test for evolution using...
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Jolene Pappas
- Feb 8, 2019
- 2 min
Heredity Simulation
The first of several planned heredity simulations is now up and running! This first one covers basic dominance for two autosomal (not...
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Jolene Pappas
- Jan 21, 2019
- 2 min
Natural Selection Virtual Lab
Anyone who has taught biology in the past 10 years has probably encountered the peppered moth virtual lab. It's a good one; it's based on...
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Jolene Pappas
- Jan 14, 2019
- 1 min
In the works: Heredity
My next project is a heredity simulation. Like the rest of the simulations here, it will use fictional examples and will provide...
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Jolene Pappas
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
Introducing Games
There is a new section...games! Really, it's just one game for now. There is no direct biology educational value to it. It was mostly...
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Jolene Pappas
- Jan 4, 2019
- 1 min
Competitive Exclusion Principle
The competition simulation allows students to test an example of the competitive exclusion principle. This is the idea that two species...
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Jolene Pappas
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
Population Dynamics
There are many versions of population dynamics simulations out there. I've used a hands-on paper based simulation with squares of paper...
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Jolene Pappas
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min
Biodiversity
The biodiversity simulation is very simple to use. Each time the user clicks on the "Produce Community" button, a biological community is...
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Jolene Pappas
- Dec 18, 2018
- 2 min
Evolutionary Arms Race
The evolutionary arms race simulation is loosely based on the Brodie & Brodie studies of newts (Taricha granulosa) and garter snakes...
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Jolene Pappas
- Dec 5, 2018
- 1 min
Coming Soon: Natural Selection
I have been working on a new natural selection simulation. Instead of being based on student selection of parameters, this one will let...
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Jolene Pappas
- Dec 4, 2018
- 2 min
Sexual Selection
The sexual selection simulation examines intersexual selection and natural selection. In intersexual selection one sex (typically...
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Jolene Pappas
- Nov 28, 2018
- 2 min
Genetic Drift Examples
First, if you want students to explore the impact of population size on allele frequencies, I recommend using the population genetics...
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Jolene Pappas
- Nov 25, 2018
- 2 min
Population Genetics Simulation
The population genetics simulation was the first one made for the site and is one of the most open-ended. Teachers can make a guided lab...
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Jolene Pappas
- Nov 24, 2018
- 2 min
Introduction to Biology Simulations
As a biology teacher I find simulations incredibly useful, particularly for my evolution and ecology units. Virtual labs help students...
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