In this workshop students will engage with live animals to understand biological diversity and how it is achieved through Natural Selection. They will discuss examples of evidence that support evolution. Students will discover how adaptations increase an organism’s chance of survival and will explore the impacts that selection pressures have on population dynamics.

For information regarding syllabus outcomes and learning activities, please download the student worksheet.

Student worksheet: download the Biological Diversity worksheet.

Suitable for

Year 11 Biology.

Location

This experience will be delivered in the Amarti Education Centre at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo.