Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Forces of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will explore the factors that lead to evolution such as genetic mutation, gene drift and gene flow.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Animal Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Pursue several opportunities to explore the way animals have evolved over time and what has caused them to change.
Interactive
PBS

Nova: Intelligent Design on Trial: Darwin's Predictions

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource examines the prophetic ideas of Charles Darwin. The interactive activity explores evolution, embryology, and the evolution of humans. The activity consists of a printable version, interactive version, and sources for the...
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University of California

Ucmp: The Evolution of Flight in Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Evidence from the fossil record is used to support bird evolution from small carnivorous dinosaurs. In the student module, feathers, behavior, and skeletal structure are examined in an interactive lesson designed to impart a complete...
Activity
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a larger online exhibit answering the question, What is evolution, this site examines the specific theory of evolution with immediate attention given to exploring and defining morphs.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Evolution in a Big City

For Students 9th - 10th
Video explains how mice, coyotes, and newts can show signs of evolution, even in a big city such as New York. [5:16] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Five Fingers of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Video discusses the concept of evolution and the five processes that can cause it to happen. [5:24] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Arthropod Diversity and Evolution an After School Program

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website provides information required for a hands-on program that enables students to work alongside active museum curators, postdoctoral researchers, and collection managers. The programs will teach students to identify, classify,...
Lesson Plan
The College of Physicians

The History of Vaccines: Viruses and Evolution [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The purpose of this lesson is to prepare students for exploring the biological basis of vaccines. Students will explore the nature of viruses, specifically their structure and ability to adapt through evolution.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: What Does It Mean to Be Human: Human Evolution Research

For Students 9th - 10th
Research continues to discover evidence left behind by prehistoric man. Discover the climate effects on human evolution and explore how the adaptable survived. The Asian and East African Research Projects in Kenya are described. You,...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Evolution of Pearson's Correlation Coefficient

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
For this activity, students explore nine scatter plots to develop their understanding of how two quantitative variables are related. Through an exploration of the properties of this association, they come to understand the standard...
Handout
NASA

Nasa: Solar System Exploration: The Robotic Exploration of Space

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the evolution of robotic exploration of space during the first half of the twentieth century through narrative and images.
Website
Other

Exploring Origins Project: Exploring Life's Origins

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore life's evolutionary history on the planet through molecular illustrations and animations. Pictorial evidence is based on origin of life research and theory.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Human Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, find answers to the exploration activity on human evolution. Questions discuss both physical traits of hominid as well as DNA evidence.
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Human Evolution Timeline Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the evidence for human evolution in this interactive timeline - climate change, species, and milestones in becoming human. During the period of human evolution, the Earth's climate has fluctuated between warm and cold. Some of...
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.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nova Evolution Lab: Interactive Lesson: Mission 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the evidence of evolution with this interactive worksheet based off of NOVA's Evolution Lab. This resource is designed to be completed while playing through the Evolution Lab game and contains multiple choice and free response...
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Evidence for Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the evidence for evolution: anatomy, molecular biology, biogeography, fossils, & direct observation.
Interactive
Other

Institute of Physics: Physics Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The interactive map explores physics characters, their stories, and how they influenced each other. The ancient philosophers, the Arabian age, and the electrical enlightenment are included.
Interactive
Other

Wellcome Trust: Tree of Life Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore evolution with this interactive Tree of Life. Click on any species along the timeline to learn more about it. The timeline is accompanied by a video and the user can switch back and forth between them at any point.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Culture & Change, Evolution of Black History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the Black History in America in the lives of famous African Americans. Features include a clickable interactive timeline that highlights important events, accomplishments, and personalities from 1492 to 2001.
Website
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Explore Galapagos

For Students 6th - 8th
This site provides a fun way of exploring the Galapagos Islands through pictures, sound, videos, games, learning exercises, and more.
Unit Plan
Other

Inheritance, Evolution, and Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about inheritance, evolution, and ecosystems. Some topics explored in the tutorial are five kingdoms, respiration, energy transfer, and nutrient cycle.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Did Feathers Evolve?

For Students 9th - 10th
To look at the evolution of modern bird feathers, we must start a long time ago, with the dinosaurs from whence they came. Carl Zimmer explores the stages of evolution and how even the reasons for feathers have evolved over millions of...