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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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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.
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Lesson Plan
National Health Museum

Nhm: Amino Acid Sequences Show Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan focuses on differences in the amino acid sequence of hemoglobin and myoglobin proteins. They use the number of differences to create a phylogenetic tree.
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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Wolf Pack in a Bottle: Dna Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson plan can be used to illustrate the principle of electrophoresis without the equipment. Paper chromatography can be used to separate dye just like electrophoresis will separate DNA. The lab also covers DNA analysis for an...
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Lesson Plan
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Molecular Biology/primate Phylogeny

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan involves comparison of amino acids to create a phylogenetic tree of primates. Learners will also use other species information to draw conclusions about evolutionary relationships.
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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.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Safari: The First People

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Emulate the work of archaeologists in South Africa attempting to solve the riddles of human evolution by inferring a person's height from the length of one bone. Identify and communicate present-day rituals through ancient art techniques.
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Handout
University of California

Understanding Evolution: Microevolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an overview of the process of microevolution.
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Handout
University of California

Understanding Evolution: Speciation

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the evolutionary process of speciation.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Evolution: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will introduce the concept of evolution and describe how and why organisms evolve.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Principles of Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the four principles that unify biology - cell theory, gene theory, homeostasis, and evolution.
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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...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: 7 Characteristics of Life: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the 7 characteristics of all living things. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "7 Characteristics of Life."
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Website
Other

Cincinnati Museum Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the Museum of Natural History and Science in detail and provides links to other programs and exhibits offered.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nature: Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive timeline describing in both pictures and words the rhinoceroses from 50 million years ago to today. Learn how loss of habitat, poaching, and captivity has changed the rhino population over time.
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Article
Scientific American

Scientific American: 50 Years Ago: A Witness at the Scopes Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy article from Scientific American recounting the expert testimony of Fay-Cole Cooper, a professor at the University of Chicago, who supported the idea of evolution in the Scopes Monkey Trial.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Life

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution of life.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Fish Evolution and Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution and ecology of fish.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Forces of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes three of the four forces of evolution: mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Natural Selection in Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
How natural selection works at the level of genes, alleles, genotypes, & phenotypes.
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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.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Phylogenetic Trees

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what a phylogenetic tree is, Learn how to read phylogenetic trees and determine which species are most related.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Building a Phylogenetic Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the logic behind phylogenetic trees. Learn how to build a tree using data about features that are present or absent in a group of organisms.
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Handout
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Evolution: Examining the Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
Strengthen understanding of how different types of scientific evidence support the theory of evolution, including direct observation, fossils, DNA, biogeography, and comparative anatomy and embryology.