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Columbia University

Columbia University: Asia for Educators: Basho: Master of Haikai and Haiku

For Students 9th - 10th
Article traces the evolution of the haiku and the contribution of Matsuo Basho, a seventeenth-century master of the form.
Handout
James Madison University

Barrovian Metamorphism and Metamorphic Grade: Facies, Zones, and Index Minerals

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what Barrovian metamorphism is and the evolution of rocks as they are transformed by metamorphism. The process of burial, heat, and pressure that causes metamorphism is described. The concepts of metamorphic facies, grades,...
Website
Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Frequently Asked Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
Definintions for pulsars, millisecond pulsars, the evolution of pulsars, neutron stars and "Black Widows." Features related links.
Article
Other

Msu News: Msu Finds Triceratops, Torosaurus Were Different Stages of Dinosaur

For Students 9th - 10th
Two paleontologists from Montana State University, John Scannella and Jack Horner, discuss their newly released theory that Triceratops and Torosaurus were actually the same dinosaur but at different stages of their life cycle. [Date of...
Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Phylogenetic Systematics: Evolutionary Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides an introduction to phylogenetic systematics, the way that biologists reconstruct the pattern of events that have led to the distribution and diversity of life. A tutorial "journey" into the Introduction, Methodology,...
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures introducing beginning biology students to the principles of evolution, ecology, and behavior. The course was taught three times a week for a semester at Yale University. The course discusses concepts of...
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Lissajous Curves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
Interactive
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Astroid

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of St. Andrews allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
Interactive
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Involute of a Circle

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, allows you to zoom in/out and add evolutes, involutes, etc.
Interactive
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Hypocycloid

For Students 9th - 10th
Shows the graph and the parametric cartesian equation. The site also includes links to graphs of related curves and definitions of the associated curves.
Website
Other

Human Rights and Canada: Building the Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides background on the history of human rights in Canada and events that influenced their evolution. It explains how the principles of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights is embedded in Canadian laws that protect...
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Other

San Francisco State University: Animal Body Plans

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level instructor's notes on how animal body plans have changed over time through the process of evolution.
Website
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

University of California: George Cuvier

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of California discusses the contributions and ideas of George Cuvier related to classification, evolution, and catastrophism.
Website
Other

University of Chicago: Dinosaur Extinction

For Students 9th - 10th
This theory from the University of Chicago of dinosaur extinction revolves around the concept of plate tectonics, the movement of the continents over a sort of liquid around the planet.
Activity
Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University: Embryos and Evolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students study the embryos of different organisms at three stages of development to look for features that suggest a common ancestry.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Red Giants

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the red giant star's development stages and the scenario of our sun as a red giant. Diagrams are used to present the information.
Website
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Red Giant Star Lecture Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how a star becomes a red giant, the structure of a red giant, core-helium fusion, lifetime predictions, and the position on the HR diagram.
Handout
Indiana University

Indiana University: Science vs. Non Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This mini-lesson at the Evolution and Nature of Science Institute site from Indiana University provides a criteria by which students can evaluate an idea or explanation for scientific credibility.
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Other

Western Kentucky University: Fungi

For Students 9th - 10th
This Western Kentucky University site offers excellent information on the characteristics of fungi.
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Other

Washington State University: Hominid Species Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This complete resource contains a chronological chart that shows the main hominid species and their approximate relationships in time. A description of each hominid is included as well.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Bitesize: Gcse Music

For Students 3rd - 8th
GCSE Music provides links to a variety of music topics including composers, composing music, music theory, music technology, performing and evaluating music, music styles, world music, and traditional music from the UK.
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Other

University of Connecticut: Natural Selection Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has a Java simulation that demonstrates allele frequency and natural selection. Choose various numbers for this simulation and run the experiment.
Handout
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.
Lesson Plan
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.