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The “Student Worksheet” introduces students to the Click & Learn by having them analyze different components of the models, generate and interpret related plots, and investigate examples of population growth in bacteria and humans. The accompanying worksheets guide students’ exploration. Students can set multiple model parameters, such as starting population size, time, and carrying capacity, and observe how population growth is affected by changing any of these variables. In this Click & Learn, students can easily graph and explore both the exponential and logistic growth models. This model can be applied to populations that are limited by food, space, competition, and other density-dependent factors. The logistic growth model describes how a population changes if there is an upper limit to its growth. Players select silhouettes of zebra fish in a fish tank, and then are ask to view a segment of DNA of the selected fish, wherein a genetic mutation resides. This model can be applied to populations that are small and/or have no competition for resources. Genetic Mutations Game challenges Baltimore County high school students to find, identify, and fix genetic mutations found in zebra fish populations. The exponential growth model describes how a population changes if its growth is unlimited. This interactive simulation allows students to explore two classic mathematical models that describe how populations change over time: the exponential and logistic growth models.