Changing Environments and Populations


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Changing Environments and Populations

You will learn about how living things impact each other in the three activities below:

1. A Changing Environment (Macmillan):
  • Watch the short video two times and click NEXT to play a game.
  • Complete the 5 question quiz.
2. Rabbits (ABPI):
  • Experiment #1: Click start with 100 rabbits and notice the number of rabbits you have after 7 months.
  • Experiment #2: Now select “plenty of moisture” and unlimited food.” Click start and notice the number of rabbits you have after 7 months.
  • Experiment #3: Now select “low of moisture” and “low food.” Click start and notice the number of rabbits you have after 7 months.
  • Try your own experiment when changing the population growth of rabbits.
3. Rabbits and Hunters (ABPI):
  • Experiment #1: Click start with 100 rabbit and 4 foxes. Click start and notice the number of rabbits you have after 7 months.
  • Experiment #2: Now select 8 foxes. Click start and notice the number of rabbits you have after 7 months.  
  • Experiment #3: Now select “plenty of moisture, unlimited food and 8 foxes.” Click start and notice the number of rabbits you have after 7 months.
  • Compare the results from your three experiments. Think about what you learned from your experiments and how rabbit and fox populations are linked. Then, complete more simulations to grow in your understanding.

A Changing Environment (Macmillan)

Watch and learn about the changes in animals and plants as the seasons change.

Rabbits (ABPI)

Discover the effect of different factors, like moisture and food supply, on the growth of a rabbit population.

Rabbits and Hunters (ABPI)

Adjust different environmental factors to see how they impact a population of rabbits.

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