Of course, Pokémon fans know this: Sandan evolves into Sandamer. But what does this have to do with biology lessons?
When naming the game mechanics, it was clear that Pokémon was based on real models. In German, cute monsters go through what is called “evolution” (in English “evolution”), during which they not only change their appearance, but also gain new abilities.
We know a similar process from biology, where organisms adapt and evolve over many generations through changes in their genetic characteristics. One teacher used the keyword “evolution” as an opportunity to test his students.
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Reddit user posts quiz question about Pokémon evolution
On the Pokémon subreddit, one user posted a multiple-choice question from his biology test that covered the topic:
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The quest describes how evolution works in Pokémon and illustrates it using Sandan as an example. If this Pokémon gains enough experience, it will evolve into Sandamer.
So far so good. Now to the actual task: »Describe two differences between the concepts of evolution in play and natural selection in reality. To be able to answer this question, a deep knowledge of Pokémon alone does not help much. What we need much more than that is an understanding of the biological process of actual evolution.
However, in the comments, people were still excited about the creative integration of a classic video game into biology lessons, even if some felt it reminded them of their own age.
Competive_Fact6030 praises the teacher:
It's like the teacher is talking about his hobby on the test and just hoping some students will understand. Really sweet.
There are also some suggested solutions in the comments, but we don't want to spoil them for you. Above you can find more on the Pokemon-related topics and an article about the allegations against Assassin's Creed Shadows.
What would you answer and what video games would you like to see in your classroom?
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