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Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Evolution of Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Have you ever noticed how rocks appear to have stripes in them? What do you know about how fossils are formed? Explore this lesson to learn about the evolution of the earth and how we know what it used to be like long ago.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Evolution: Natural Selection

For Students 3rd - 8th
The concept of interdependence in an ecosystem and its effect on the evolution of populations is further explored through a model of a dam. Students build a dam in the middle of the field, dividing the ecosystem in half to illustrate the...
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.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 10.10 Amphibian Evolution and Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the evolution and ecology of amphibians.
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
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Jazz in Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the history and influences of jazz in the state of Pennsylvania. Resource includes links to audio clips and video from artists, and stories of jazz from around the state.
Article
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Chimps Have the Jump on Us in Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article explores a comparison of genes between chimps and humans which suggests a larger evolutionary jump on the part of the chimps in the span of 6 million years.
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...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Scopes Trial

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In 1925, Tennessee lawmakers passed the Butler Act, explaining that teachers were not to discount Creationism in the classroom. Through documents and discussion provided with this lesson, explore how...
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Sea Studios Foundation

Shape of Life: The Story of the Animal Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Shape of Life is a series of videos which explore the evolution of the animal kingdom. Discover those who study animals and the methods in which these scientists use to learn more about them.
Website
PBS

Pbs: A Science Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Explore Your Inner Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know parts of our body was inherited from distant animal ancestors? In this interactive students will investigate different anatomical features of the human body to reveal our evolutionary history. Learn how humans share...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Ed Online: Tracing Math's Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will use technology to research and explore mathematicians.
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PBS

Wgbh/pbs: Explore Your Inner Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on a highlighted portion of the skeleton to open up a brief video presentation and written summary explaining how that part of the human has come from our ancient ancestors.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs the Life of Birds: Evolution and Anatomy of Flight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan, designed to accompany the PBS series "Life of Birds," explores how environmental pressures influenced the evolution of wings, how natural selection resulted in the diversity of bird species, and the mechanics of bird...
Interactive
PBS

Nova: Intelligent Design on Trial: Fossil Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource discusses fossil evidence of the intelligent design. The interactive activity explores five well-known fossil transitions that indicate Darwinian evolution in action. The activity consists of a printable version and...
Handout
University of California

University of California: The Age of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
This online chapter of a book studying biodiversity and conservation explores the evolution of mammals, from the extinction of the dinosaurs to the evolution of humans.
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.
Website
Morning Earth

All Lives Interlive: Over Many Lifetimes: Adaptation

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial explores adaptation. Topics examined are evolution, co-evolution, variation within species, and mutation. Definitions, examples, and pictures on the concept are included.
Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores what Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium is, and how teachers can explore this topic in their classrooms. Content includes background information on this topic, as well as numerous learning activities.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: Human Ancestors

For Students 9th - 10th
A gallery of information about our human ancestors. Explore this page to find the genetic differences and similarities between humans and other species.