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Using Card Games to Simulate the Process of Natural Selection
Matthew E. Grilliot, Siegfried Harden
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 76 No. 2, February 2014; (pp. 124-126) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.2.9
MATTHEW E. GRILLIOT is Assistant Professor of Biology at Troy University-Montgomery, 126 Church St., Montgomery, AL 36104; e-mail: mgrilliot@troy.edu.
SIEGFRIED HARDEN is Assistant Professor of Biology at Troy University-Montgomery, 126 Church St., Montgomery, AL 36104; e-mail: sharden39277@troy.edu.
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Abstract

In 1858, Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. His explanation of evolution by natural selection has become the unifying theme of biology. We have found that many students do not fully comprehend the process of evolution by natural selection. We discuss a few simple games that incorporate hands-on activities to demonstrate to students this important aspect of biology.

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  • Evolution
  • natural selection
  • card games
  • lab activity
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Using Card Games to Simulate the Process of Natural Selection
Matthew E. Grilliot, Siegfried Harden
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 76 No. 2, February 2014; (pp. 124-126) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.2.9
MATTHEW E. GRILLIOT is Assistant Professor of Biology at Troy University-Montgomery, 126 Church St., Montgomery, AL 36104; e-mail: mgrilliot@troy.edu.
SIEGFRIED HARDEN is Assistant Professor of Biology at Troy University-Montgomery, 126 Church St., Montgomery, AL 36104; e-mail: sharden39277@troy.edu.

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Using Card Games to Simulate the Process of Natural Selection
Matthew E. Grilliot, Siegfried Harden
The American Biology Teacher, Vol. 76 No. 2, February 2014; (pp. 124-126) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2014.76.2.9
MATTHEW E. GRILLIOT is Assistant Professor of Biology at Troy University-Montgomery, 126 Church St., Montgomery, AL 36104; e-mail: mgrilliot@troy.edu.
SIEGFRIED HARDEN is Assistant Professor of Biology at Troy University-Montgomery, 126 Church St., Montgomery, AL 36104; e-mail: sharden39277@troy.edu.
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