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The Field Museum

The Field Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Field Museum's online presence offers a sneak preview of what you'll find when visiting, as well as access to online exhibits, images, collections and research, and interactive tools.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Stickleback Film With Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what scientist discovered about evolutionary processes while researching the stickleback fish.
eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Project Gutenberg: The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the text of "The Autobiography of Charles Darwin" by Charles Darwin.
Handout
University of Pennsylvania

Digital Library: Works of Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of a dozen of works by Charles Darwing including "On the Origins of Species."
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Timeline: Remembering the Scopes Monkey Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR presents a timeline on the events surrounding the Scopes Monkey Trial. Includes photos, recollections and information on the people involved in the trial.
Unit Plan
University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Stories From the Fossil Record

For Students 4th - 9th
This colorful, interactive site demonstrates how fossils can be used to discover a range of information about the past. Topics include Past Lives, Paleoecology, Geologic History, and Biodiversity.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Civil Environmental: Ecology I: The Earth System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online course highlighting the fundamentals of ecology. Course topics include coevolution of the biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere; photosynthesis and respiration; and the carbon, nitrogen, and water cycles....
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Natural Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore natural selection by controlling the environment and causing mutations in bunnies.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Natural Selection and Selective Breeding

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the 5E model to learn about natural selection and selective breeding.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides general information, exhibits, museum news, etc. about the San Diego Natural History Museum.
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Texas A&M University

Story Time: Discover Scientists' Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read very accessible biographies of thirteen scientists in many fields including medicine, paleontology, genetics, chemistry, physiology, marine biology, microbiology, biochemistry, and natural selection. Emphasis is on the scientists'...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: The Spurlock Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
History and description of the museum are given. Along the side of this site are links to many more interesting facts about the museum.
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Idaho State University

Idaho Museum of Natural History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains many links to ongoing exhibits, helpful natural history information, and other fun and educational links, including a "Just for Kids" link. Great place for the natural history bunk!
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Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum, London, England

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site providing a "Quickindex" to find various resources. Also included are links to more information on this museum.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Thomas Hunt Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
The site promotes the importance of Morgan and his experiments in genetics with fruit flies on the field of biology.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Structural and Behavioral Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This effective site focuses on how structural and behavioral adaptations help organisms survive and reproduce.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Social and Historical Perspectives of Dogs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the theory that dogs evolved from wolves in this video from Nature. [5:03]
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Effects of Natural Selection on Finch Beak Size

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students examine research on finches on the island of Daphne Major in the Galapagos Islands. The depth of the finches' beaks was measured before and after a drought. This data is displayed in graphs and students are...
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Texas A&M University

Eco Systems: Story Time: Stephen Jay Gould

For Students 9th - 10th
See how Stephen Jay Gould's early interest in baseball influenced his thought process as a scientist.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Cow's Digestive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how a cow eats and digests food in this video segment from Nature.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: The Voyage of the Beagle

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, you'll learn how to interpret images and maps in order to extract information about Darwin's trip to the Galapagos Islands. Links provided for a gallery of images and a worksheet.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Dinosaur Train

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dinosaur Train sparks children's interest in life science and natural history. As they explore a variety of animals, children develop the inquiry skills and knowledge needed to help them think, talk and act like paleontologists. Choose...
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BBC

Bbc: Science and Nature: Three Million Years Ago

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a trip back to three million years ago and learn about the different animals and their land that relate to the evolution of man. This article offers a look at the challenges and changes faced by our ancestors and suggests several...
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Indiana University

Ensi: The Great Fossil Find Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students hear a story as they "find" bones that you have put in an envelope for them. Their job is to begin assembling the bones as best they can. The students will invariably come up with different configurations--just like scientists...