Predator-Prey Simulation
CLASS COPY
Go to http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/RabbitsAndWolves/
Directions: You will be observing population sizes using Wolves and Rabbits. Follow the steps below and answer the questions.
1. Press the STEP SIMULATION button 25 times.
2. Below the green field of rabbits, press the VIEW POPULATION GRAPH button.
3. Press the DISPLAY TABULAR DATA bar above the graph. This will bring up a giant list of data.
4. Fill in the chart with the data from the corresponding years and close the table, but NOT the graph.
5. Press the START SIMULATION button. Pay attention to the field. You need to wait until the simulation has gone for at least 250 years.
6. Fill out the data for the remaining years in your chart and create a graph with a key to display your data.
Go to http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/RabbitsAndWolves/
Directions: You will be observing population sizes using Wolves and Rabbits. Follow the steps below and answer the questions.
1. Press the STEP SIMULATION button 25 times.
2. Below the green field of rabbits, press the VIEW POPULATION GRAPH button.
3. Press the DISPLAY TABULAR DATA bar above the graph. This will bring up a giant list of data.
4. Fill in the chart with the data from the corresponding years and close the table, but NOT the graph.
5. Press the START SIMULATION button. Pay attention to the field. You need to wait until the simulation has gone for at least 250 years.
6. Fill out the data for the remaining years in your chart and create a graph with a key to display your data.
CLASS COPY
Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Make sure that you support your answers using data from the table or the graph.
1. What happens to the rabbit population over time?
2. What causes the changes that you see in the rabbit population??
3. What happens to the wolf population over time?
4. What causes the changes that you see in the wolf population?
Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Make sure that you support your answers using data from the table or the graph.
1. What happens to the rabbit population over time?
2. What causes the changes that you see in the rabbit population??
3. What happens to the wolf population over time?
4. What causes the changes that you see in the wolf population?
