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And So it Grows: Using a Computer-Based Simulation of a Population Growth Model to Integrate Biology & Mathematics

We provide a 5E structured-inquiry lesson so that students can learn more of the mathematics behind the logistic model of population biology. By using models and mathematics, students understand how population dynamics can be influenced by relatively simple changes in the environment.

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Published in:The American biology teacher 2013-04, Vol.75 (4), p.274-279
Main Authors: Street, Garrett M., Laubach, Timothy A.
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Language:English
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Summary:We provide a 5E structured-inquiry lesson so that students can learn more of the mathematics behind the logistic model of population biology. By using models and mathematics, students understand how population dynamics can be influenced by relatively simple changes in the environment.
ISSN:0002-7685
1938-4211
DOI:10.1525/abt.2013.75.4.9