This inquiry-based learning activity on natural selection will help students establish a basic understanding of natural selection. Discussion of current happenings involving the concepts of natural selection and evolution will illustrate the importance of Darwin’s theory in today’s society. Activity Summary: Students investigate the predator-prey relationship as an example of how natural selection occurs in a population. Relate natural selection to current happenings.

Students will describe in a summary the usefulness of fossil information to make conclusions about past life forms and environmental conditions.