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ERIC Number: EJ563315
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
Using a Popular Children's Game To Explore Evolutionary Concepts.
Dickinson, W. J.
American Biology Teacher, v60 n3 p213-15 Mar 1998
Details the use of the game Yahtzee with modified rules to help students understand the extreme improbability of obtaining complex structures by chance in the process of evolution. Includes a discussion of probability calculations. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Educational Resources, Evolution, Hands on Science, Higher Education, Probability, Science Activities, Science and Society, Science Curriculum
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Yahtzee