Using Roblox to Explore Natural Selection
Aishat Olere Balogun, Amber Dehner · Journal of Technology-Integrated Lessons and Teaching · 2024
This is part of a series of biology lessons that teach 9th to 12th graders about natural selection and uses the Roblox game to engage students. This lesson begins with a reminder to students about expectations and rules regarding appropriate use of technology, which can provide opportunities to explore scientific concepts in the virtual environment of Roblox. Students are expected to explore the Darwin postulates of natural selection using the examples provided. Then they discuss their findings with fellow students. This discussion is followed by an activity where students model evolution using previously created Roblox games. Next, students create their own Roblox game. This lesson concludes with students exchanging their finished games for others to explore.