CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Adaptation and Evolution of Populations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how natural selection favors certain traits in a population so that the organism adapts to its environment, and that changes in the genes over time cause...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution, Plate Tectonics, and Climate Change Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about three theories in Earth Science: the theory of evolution, the theory of plate tectonics, and the theory of climate change due to...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Evolution
Discovery School provides a lesson plan on evolution by having learners make a timeline of the history of evolution. This timeline will have dates and, above or below the dates, will provide details about the people who have played major...
Other
Inheritance, Evolution, and Ecosystems
Students learn about inheritance, evolution, and ecosystems. Some topics explored in the tutorial are five kingdoms, respiration, energy transfer, and nutrient cycle.
Other
Historia Del Idioma Espanol
An informative study, in Spanish, of the history of the Spanish language, its origins, its evolution, and its history in America. There is also an article about the Argentine adaptations of the language, and another link that covers the...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Damage to the Environment
The atmosphere has not always been the same. It has been much the same, but nevertheless now contains more nitrogen and oxygen, and less carbon dioxide, than it did when the earth first formed. Recently, the addition of greenhouse gases...
University of California
Understanding Evolution: Refuges of Genetic Variation
Pests evolve resistance to our pesticides at an alarming rate. However, evolutionary theory tells us how we can slow the rate at which genes for pesticide resistance spread: by providing refuges where non-resistant insects thrive....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: You Don't Taste the Way You Look!
This Evolution lesson uses edible materials to demonstrate how a mimic acquires survival advantage. This particular lesson provides students an easy approach to learn and retain this information.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: How Closely Related Are We?
This activity will help you understand the relationship between different species, and show you how we (humans) are related to other species. A link to a worksheet and answer key are provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Video Transcripts
Transcripts from the Big History Project videos. Find information about all the videos offered in this unit.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 7.2 Plant Evolution
Discover the evolution and change of plants over time.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fossils: Rocking the Earth Quiz
Try this quiz about fossils and evolution.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Genetic and Ecosystem Biodiversity
In this activity, students will use their observation skills to find the physical variation in several individuals from one species.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Guide, Slides, and Text Reader
A unit guide for teachers who want to use the Big History Project. Unit includes resources on how life began and changed, how do Earth and life interact, and evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 4.6 Molecular Evidence
Explore the molecular evidence for evolution.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gallery: Human Ancestors
A gallery of information about our human ancestors. Explore this page to find the genetic differences and similarities between humans and other species.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Mammals: Evolution and Classification Study Guide
Explore the classification and evolution of mammals.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: The Virtual Ecosystem
What does competition for food do to a population? Experience what happens to a rabbit population with limited resources in this virtual ecosystem. At the end of the exercise, there are questions relating to concepts reviewed.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: The Virtual Field
A virtual lab that explores how offspring inherit different traits from their parents. Investigate these traits both in animals and plants. Understand that variations in offspring can lead to traits that allow survival. Lab includes...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: The Virtual Greenhouse
A virtual greenhouse to study how plants adapt to live in different environments. Students will "plant" three different types of plants that thrive with different amounts of sunlight. Lab includes questions that could be saved and graded...
Indiana University
Indiana U./ensi Sensi/better Biology Teaching
The paper "Better Biology Teaching by EmphasizingEvolution & the Nature of Science" includes Modern Science & Uncertainty as one of the four major themes the authors advocate in the teaching of biology.
Sacred Text Archive
The Descent of Man Full Text
This site has the complete text of Charlies Darwin's "Descent of Man."
Harvard University
Harvard Gazette: Paleontologist Gould Dies at 60
Stephen Jay Gould, "The bulldog of evolutionary biology," is honored here by Harvard University, where he spend his teaching and writing career. Mention of articles, books, and awards, plus quotes from colleagues, offer an engaging view...
Biology Corner
Biology Corner: Cladogram Analysis
A lesson plan where students analyze a cladogram to understand a derived characteristics between a group of organisms. After analyzing the prepared cladogram, students create their own.