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Survival of the Fittest - Walking Sticks

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Walking Sticks Information


Click on the Learn More About Walking Sticks button

When done click on the home button (shaped like a house)
You can also click anywhere on the screen.
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Walking sticks are found on _______ and _______
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They eat _______ and _______ of plants, usually at _______
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They range in size from about _______ cm to over _______ cm
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An individual starts from a small, brown _______, develops into a _______, grows bigger through several _______, and matures into an adult. The lifespan is one _______
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_______ eat walking sticks
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Walking sticks come in different _______.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The individuals in the population of walking sticks vary in color from _______ to _______. A population is a group of organisms of _______ that lives in an area. Walking sticks are eaten by birds. When a bird sees a walking stick, it _______ it and _______ it, _______ it from the population
This is the button you will click on

Click on INSECTS IN 3 DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS

This is what your screen should look like before you start.

BAMBOO

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DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BAMBOO: BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
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What did you notice about the amount of brown walking sticks in the bamboo enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
2

Explain why that happened.

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DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BAMBOO: GREEN-BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
1

What did you notice about the amount of green-brown walking sticks in the bamboo enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
2

Explain why that happened.

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DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BAMBOO: GREEN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
1

What did you notice about the amount of green walking sticks in the bamboo enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
2

Explain why that happened.

2

In the BAMBOO what type of walking sticks...

Survived the BEST: Brown Green-Brown Green

Survived the WORST: Brown Green-Brown Green
This is what your screen should look like before you start.

BUSH

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DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BUSH: BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
1

What did you notice about the amount of brown walking sticks in the bush enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
2

Explain why that happened.

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DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BUSH: GREEN-BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
1

What did you notice about the amount of green-brown walking sticks in the bush enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
2

Explain why that happened.

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DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN BUSH: GREEN


Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
1

What did you notice about the amount of green walking sticks in the bush enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
2

Explain why that happened.

2

In the BUSH what type of walking sticks...

Survived the BEST: Brown Green-Brown Green

Survived the WORST: Brown Green-Brown Green
This is what your screen should look like before you start.

WOOD CHIPS

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DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN WOOD CHIPS: BROWN


Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
1

What did you notice about the amount of brown walking sticks in the wood chips enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
2

Explain why that happened.

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DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN WOOD CHIPS: GREEN-BROWN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
1

What did you notice about the amount of green-brown walking sticks in the wood chips enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
2

Explain why that happened.

10

DATA AFTER 5 GENERATIONS IN WOOD CHIPS: GREEN

Generation 1
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 2
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 3
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 4
Started: _______ Survived: _______

Generation 5
Started: _______ Survived: _______
1

What did you notice about the amount of green walking sticks in the wood chips enviroment?

All Eaten Most Eaten Around Half Eaten Some Eaten Few Eaten None Eaten
2

Explain why that happened.

2

In the WOOD CHIPS what type of walking sticks...

Survived the BEST: Brown Green-Brown Green

Survived the WORST: Brown Green-Brown Green

Summary Questions

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In each environment did the BROWN walking stick survive the BEST in

Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
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Explain your reasoning

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In each environment did the GREEN-BROWN walking stick survive the BEST in

Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
2

Explain your reasoning

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In each environment did the GREEN walking stick survive the BEST in

Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
2

Explain your reasoning

1

In each environment did the BROWN walking stick survive the WORST in

Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
2

Explain your reasoning

1

In each environment did the GREEN-BROWN walking stick survive the WORST in

Green-Brown: Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
2

Explain your reasoning

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In each environment did the GREEN walking stick survive the WORST in

Bamboo Bush Wood Chips
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Explain your reasoning

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As the preditor how was it finding the walking sticks in each environment

Bamboo: Extremely Easy Kind of Easy Neither Easy or Hard Kind of Hard Extremely Hard

Bush: Extremely Easy Kind of Easy Neither Easy or Hard Kind of Hard Extremely Hard

Wood Chips: Extremely Easy Kind of Easy Neither Easy or Hard Kind of Hard Extremely Hard
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Explain why some environments were easier/harder to find any walking sticks.