Curated OER
Weather Patterns
Students use yearly averages over a five-year period to understand weather trends for a specific area.
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Life and the Geologic Time Scale
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes relationship between evolution and the geologic time scale.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Theory of Evolution Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide looks at Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection. It also looks at some of the evidence supporting the theory of evolution (comparative...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science for Middle School
This digital textbook covers core earth science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
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...
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Adaptation and Evolution of Populations
Overview of the basic concepts behind evolution, such as gene variation and adaptations.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Human Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The briefest overview of human evolution.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Human Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The briefest overview of human evolution.
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Understanding Evolution
This resource presents extensive information for learning about and teaching evolution including an in depth course "Evolution 101", teaching materials, and a resource library.
Yale University
Open Yale Courses: Principles of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Access any one of thirty-six lectures from a biological sciences course, in audio, video, and text format. Coverage includes evolution, natural selection, the fossil record, the history of life on Earth, ecological communities,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Human Evolution Study Guide
Review and study the main concepts of human evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Agriculture and Human Population Growth Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about the evolution of agriculture and how it has impacted human population growth. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
PBS
Pbs: A Science Odyssey
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Earth Science Classroom Activities
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Adaptation and Evolution of Populations Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about adaptations, mutation, evolution, and natural selection. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution of Eukaryotes to Multicellular Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The evolution of eukaryotic cells and multicellular organisms.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution of Eukaryotes to Multicellular Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The evolution of eukaryotic cells and multicellular organisms.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution, Plate Tectonics, and Climate Change
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the theories of evolution, plate tectonics, and global warming.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution, Plate Tectonics, and Climate Change
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at the theories of evolution, plate tectonics, and global warming.
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Ck 12: Life Science: Timeline of Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] For life to evolve from simple single-celled organisms to many millions of species of prokaryotic species to simple eukaryotic species to all the protists, fungi,...
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Development of Theories
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines theories and laws in science.
Other
Evolution for Teaching: School of Science and Engineering
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.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: The Nature of Science and Biology
Use the scientific reasoning and critical thinking to take an in-depth look at the basics of biology.