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What2Learn

What2 Learn: Life on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive hangman game with terms related to life on Earth and evolution.
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EL Education

El Education: Leaving Traces

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a magazine with photographs, illustration, charts, and text explaining their research and understanding of fossil records, the theory of evolution, and other topics related to early man.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Fungi Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the evolution of fungi.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Natural Selection and Heredity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students engage in the concept of natural selection and further their understanding of diversity and relatedness within the living world. Inquiries into evolution explain the ways in which natural...
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Other

Conchologists of America: What Is a Shell?

For Students 9th - 10th
General description of how long mollusks have been around. Also includes very general facts about mollusks in general.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Early Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the evolution of monotreme, marsupial, and placental mammals.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Modern Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution of modern mammals.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: How Do Species Change Over Geologic Time?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the ways that species change and evolve over time and generations.
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PBS

Nova: Evolution Down Under

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does Australia have so many marsupials? Find out as this resource guides you through the clues that explain this interesting mystery.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: All About Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
What is evolution? What is natural selection? How has our understanding of evolution changed since Darwin's day? You will find the answers to these questions and more in this basic explanation of the evolutionary process.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: The Evolution of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
A good and easy to read history of mammals. Relatively brief discussion of the evolutionary history.
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Other

Evolution for Teaching: School of Science and Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference page containing information related to evolution. Topics discussed on the page is the theories, human evolution, evolutionary evidence, Darwin, and Earth's history.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Charles Darwin: Introduction to the Theory of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The main concepts in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution are described, how natural selection works, and the ongoing criticism of evolution from Creationists.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Darwin's theory of natural selection and his ideas about evolution are explained here.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Misconceptions About Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative Field Museum exhibit examines seven misconceptions about evolution and provides insight as to why they are incorrect.
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How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works: How Evolution Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Bacteria reproduce asexually. This means that, when a bacteria cell splits, both halves of the split are identical -- they contain exactly the same DNA. The offspring is a clone of the parent.
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Other

Natural Science: Early Branch of Green Plant Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Recent discovery and theroy that changes the conventional explanation for the evolution of plants.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Evolution of Tungara Frog Mating Calls

For Students 9th - 10th
Use molecular information and observe female response patterns to learn about the mating calls of Physalaemus frogs. Examine the evolution of female preference for particular call characteristics.
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City University of New York

Exploring Life: The First Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief essay about older and more recent ideas on when the first cells evolved. Good coverage of different scientific theories about the origin of life.
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University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky: Earth Science Classroom Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of links to activities and lessons that could be used for Earth science concepts including the foil record, creating a timeline of Earth's history, plate tectonics, dinosaurs, and the progression of life on Earth.
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University of California

Ucmp: A History of Evolutionary Thought

For Students 9th - 10th
Museum site note on the history of evolutionary thought and includes scientists and thinkers who have contributed to our understanding of life on Earth. Links are provided for da Vinci, Linneaues, Erasmus Darwin, and others.
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PBS

Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Shell Game

For Teachers 5th - 9th
A companion to a PBS program, this Jeopardy-style game test students as they identify the characteristics of mollusks.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers:how Did Humans Evolve?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore paleoanthropology by going on a virtual "dig" to answer questions about famous fossil finds. Explain how alternate hominid family trees result from different interpretations of the same fossil evidence.
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Other

Perth Museums

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes 14 of Australia's museums. No links are provided, only information and addresses.