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wolf and sheep application was AWESOME! http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/run.cgi?WolfSheepPredation.829.540 it was fun to see them die and reproudced. I think it is really educational because the studentscan see how the enviroment can affect organism.. I think its a GREAT visual!
February 27, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Thanks Binti. I agree that this provides a great visual for seeing the role an environment plays in the life of its inhabitants. In an ecology lesson, you could describe how environmental changes (drought, for example) can affect populations of herbivores and carnivores. Good idea.