The Field Museum
The Field Museum
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.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Stickleback Film With Quiz
Find out what scientist discovered about evolutionary processes while researching the stickleback fish.
University of Pennsylvania
Project Gutenberg: The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
This site provides the text of "The Autobiography of Charles Darwin" by Charles Darwin.
University of Pennsylvania
Digital Library: Works of Charles Darwin
The Digital Library provides links to the texts of a dozen of works by Charles Darwing including "On the Origins of Species."
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Timeline: Remembering the Scopes Monkey Trial
NPR presents a timeline on the events surrounding the Scopes Monkey Trial. Includes photos, recollections and information on the people involved in the trial.
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Stories From the Fossil Record
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.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Civil Environmental: Ecology I: The Earth System
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....
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Natural Selection
Explore natural selection by controlling the environment and causing mutations in bunnies.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Natural Selection and Selective Breeding
Use the 5E model to learn about natural selection and selective breeding.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum
This site provides general information, exhibits, museum news, etc. about the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Texas A&M University
Story Time: Discover Scientists' Biographies
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'...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: The Spurlock Museum
History and description of the museum are given. Along the side of this site are links to many more interesting facts about the museum.
Idaho State University
Idaho Museum of Natural History
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!
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum, London, England
Great site providing a "Quickindex" to find various resources. Also included are links to more information on this museum.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Thomas Hunt Morgan
The site promotes the importance of Morgan and his experiments in genetics with fruit flies on the field of biology.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Structural and Behavioral Adaptations
This effective site focuses on how structural and behavioral adaptations help organisms survive and reproduce.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Social and Historical Perspectives of Dogs
Learn more about the theory that dogs evolved from wolves in this video from Nature. [5:03]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Effects of Natural Selection on Finch Beak Size
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...
Texas A&M University
Eco Systems: Story Time: Stephen Jay Gould
See how Stephen Jay Gould's early interest in baseball influenced his thought process as a scientist.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Cow's Digestive System
Learn how a cow eats and digests food in this video segment from Nature.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: The Voyage of the Beagle
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dinosaur Train
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...
BBC
Bbc: Science and Nature: Three Million Years Ago
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...
Indiana University
Ensi: The Great Fossil Find Lesson Plan
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...