Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Adaptive Radiation

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on adaptive radiation discusses what it is, lists some examples, and distinguishes between the three different types of adaptive radiation.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Biogeography

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Why connect biology and geography? This module will provide resources for students to understand continental drift theory, human population and its distribution, and...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Extinction and Radiation of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how species die out and how new ones evolve to fill the vacant niches.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Extinction and Radiation of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how species die out, and how new ones evolve to fill the vacant niches.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Earth: Tardigrades Return From the Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
Tardigrades are ancient, fascinating creatures that can survive conditions that would kill most life forms, including extreme heat and absolute zero, extreme pressure and a vacuum, and deadly radiation. They can even survive being...
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BioMan Biology

Bio Man Biology: Evolution and Classification Quizzes

For Students 9th - 10th
A multiple-choice quiz on the mechanisms of evolution.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Evidence for the Big Bang Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from NOVA tells the story of two scientists who inadvertently discovered microwave radiation, now believed to be heat left over from the Big Bang. [4:58]