Are you Excelent with spread sheets? Video begins with an explanation of populations and life cycles of both plants and animals. Then it walks through how to model generations of a population by using a spreadsheet. It is the 15th in an 18-part series.

Concepts

population, ecology, life cycles, generations, the gene pool

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Prepare examples for students to solve on a spreadsheet program

Classroom Considerations

• Remember YouTube does not monitor or delete any inappropriate comments 
• Requires prior knowledge of spreadsheets and using formulas on spreadsheets

Pros

• Provides a spreadsheet and a review worksheet
• Includes closed captioning to help viewers follow along and take notes
• Utilizes easily understood diagrams and a color-coded spreadsheet

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7