Educa Madrid
Prehistory
Images of the Atapuerca Caves, the cave paintings at Altamira, and a Neanderthal skull found at Forbes' Quarry on Gibraltar serve to introduce kids to prehistoric sites in Spain. Designed to support a study of prehistoric Spain, the...
Curated OER
Humor: Features, Functions & Subjects
Both informative and open-ended, this presentation provides students with the features and benefits of various types of humor. The middle slides allow teachers or professors to elaborate on talking points such as the educational and...
Curated OER
Animal clues
Fifth graders use general knowledge to make educated guesses about the habitat and survival strategies of animals from Australia, Antarctica and Africa. They research to confirm and check ideas and group animals in a variety of ways.
Curated OER
NOAA Research Project
Students research any topic relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research cruise that Mrs. Richards be participating in.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Convergent Evolution vs. Divergent Evolution
Divergent and convergent evolution are explained and their differences are highlighted.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Convergence: Marsupials and Placentals
This graphic illustrates some of the marsupial mammals in Australia and placental mammals in North America. Even though they are not closely related, these mammals look alike because they have adapted to similar ecological roles. From...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab
Students explore the evolution of the anole lizard in this virtual lab. Students will collect and analyze data during the virtual lab that focuses on evolutionary biology and includes adaptation, convergent evolution, phylogenetic...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Evolution in Action
Scientific article discussing the evolutionary processes involved when an insect species splits into two other distinct species. (Published: February 28, 2011)
McGraw Hill
The Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc.: Adaptation
Evolution, natural selection, sexual selection, coevolution, convergent evolution, mimicry, and coloration, are the topics examined in this thorough site. Assess your comprehension of the material presented by delving into the learning...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Darwin, Evolution, and Faith
Can ancient scriptural accounts of the world's creation by God be reconciled with Darwin's new story? This article looks at three responses to this question: Conflict, Contrast, and Convergence.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Evolution and Classification Quizzes
A multiple-choice quiz on the mechanisms of evolution.
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Similarities and Differences
A module explaining how two different organisms can possess similar traits by sharing a common ancestor(homology) or due to convergent evolution(analogy).
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Examples of Analogous Structures
Explains that analogous structures are ones that are similar in different organisms yet have no common ancestry. This type of phenomenon occurs with convergent evolution. Includes lots of examples for both animals and plants.
Indiana University
Indiana University: Evolution of Continents and Oceans
A course lecture on how the Earth's geological features have evolved through the movements of tectonic plates. Explains the different types of plate boundaries and how they manifest in geological formations. Also describes the structure...
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Tertiary
Delve into the Tertiary Period portion of the Evolving Planet exhibit, and trace the climate and continental shift during this time. Includes an overview of the period, a collection of images, and a look at the Tertiary Period's...
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Evolution
Read a brief, but clear description of the three evolutionary processes that occur in species over time.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Aardvark
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia provides a brief overview of the aardvark. Additional content includes a focus on "aardvark" as a subject of humor in British comedy.