Evolving the Nubbler: A Hands-On Simulation of Divergence, Adaptation, and Speciation

Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM–2:30 PM CDT
Reunion E
Session Description

Participants engage in a hands-on activity where a shared starting organism evolves over multiple generations under changing environmental pressures, allowing students to visualize divergence, adaptation, and speciation through iterative design and comparison.

Session Category

Evolution

Primary Presenter

Reid Armstrong, Western Oklahoma State College
City

LAWTON

State

Oklahoma

Co-Presenters

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