Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information: Phylogenetics Factsheet

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed website that explains the history and process of classifying animals using evolutionary, molecular, and physical characteristics relationships. Website also contains information on evolution and evolutionary processes....
eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Cladistics

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses how the cladistic level of classification includes information from molecular biology to establish evolutionary relationships. The page discusses how this information is used to do this.
Interactive
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Galapagos Finches

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive animation illustrates how Charles Darwin used his study of finch beaks to explain evolution. A phylogenetic tree diagram shows how the birds' color and beak shape changed over generations.
Website
PBS

Tracing Ancestry With Mt Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
The most common mtDNA ancestor is an African woman named African "Eve" or Mitochondrial Eve. Good explanation of mtDNA versus nuclear DNA through visual interactive family tree.
Handout
University of California

Understanding Evolution: The History of Life: Looking at the Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th
See how scientists use cladistics to study evolutionary relationships.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Microbial Evolution: Part 4

For Teachers 9th - 10th
YouTube video continues the discussion of molecular phylogenetics and reconstruction of the tree of life.
Unit Plan
Indiana University

Ensi: Introduction to Evolution Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit plan presented by the Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes is one way to introduce evolution. The authors have created a Pre-test about what evolution is/is not to address misconceptions. There are handouts and...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Tracing Evolution

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How fast is evolution? Can you actually see evolution happening within your lifetime? Usually evolution takes a long time. So how can we visualize how it has...
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Ernst Haeckel

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about Ernst Haeckel, a scientist known for his work with ecology, zoology, and the study of phylogeny.
Lesson Plan
Biology Corner

Biology Corner: Fossil Record

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students use the fossil record to understand the topics of speciation, punctuated equilibrium, and gradualism. Students arrange fictitious animals' fossils by age based on appearance to create a fossil record.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Primate Evolution: Standardized Test Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifteen multiple choice questions over primate evolution. After the quiz, the self-checking feature allows students to see which were the correct answers.
Website
Other

Evogeneao: Evolution: All in the Family

For Students 9th - 10th
A website created to promote the teaching of evolution. The website features a Tree of Life that helps evolution be understood at a glance.
Activity
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.
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Species & Speciation

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what defines a species, and learn how new species can arise from existing species.
Unit Plan
University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Welcome to Evolution 101

For Students 9th - 10th
What is evolution? This thorough site provides the basics of evolution focusing on the history of life, processes of evolution, microevolution, macroevolution, and more.
Website
PBS

Pbs Online News Hour Extra: 200 Years Later, Darwin's Theories Still Inspire

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this concise article detailing Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution and follow with discussion questions.
Handout
Other

Southwest Tennessee Community College: Classification of Organisms

For Students 9th - 10th
College-level instructor's notes describing taxonomy. Explanations and images give a chronological history of the science of classifying organisms.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Evolution and Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the answers to the exploration exercise about how evolution relates to human health.