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The bug lab simulation is a powerful tool for learning about genetics and evolution. Real experiments can be performed, predictions made and outcomes observed. The bug lab contains the core information and concepts for Key Stage 3 and 4 National Curriculum Science, as well as the Scottish equivalents, such as variation, adaptation and inheritance. These concepts are explained and highlighted in an experimental setting, where bugs hope to survive a changing environment and pass on their genes to the next generation. The genes the bugs possess make them look and behave in certain ways, and the bug lab environment can be changed to demonstrate the effects of competition, selection, and mutation on individuals, and the effects of evolution on the population as a whole. Key Stage 3 Science: Sc2 Life processes and living things Key Stage 4 Single Science: Sc2 Life processes and living things Key Stage 4 Double Science: Sc2 Life processes and living things Bug Lab is an accurate model of the classic Mendelian theory of genetic inheritance - based on the famous "Mendel's Peas" experiment, in which the famous Austrian scientist demonstrated the principles of inheritance using a population of peas. Bug Lab can therefore be used to demonstrate how selective breeding can lead to new varieties, and how predation, new mutations and competition for resources can affect the size and genetic make-up of populations. |
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Bug Lab  Chromosome 11 Lectures Royal Institution Credits |
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