CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Classification Using Dna
Identify the differences in genetic and non-genetic classification methods. Why is genetic evidence powerful for understanding evolutionary relationships among organisms? Find out!
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Climbing Around the Hominin Family Tree
Identify basic trends in the evolutionary history of humans, including walking upright, brain size, jaw size, and tool use.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Evo Beaker: Evo Dot
EvoDots lets the user explore the mechanism of evolution. The program creates a population of dots. The user is a predator. As the dots run around the screen, the user eats them by clicking on them with the mouse. After the user has...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Charles Darwin
A short biography of Charles Darwin, and how he discovered evolutionary theory and natural selection.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Charles Lyell
Learn about the works of Charles Lyell, a geologist who studied Earth's history.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: E. O. Wilson
Find out about the environmental advocate known as both the father of sociobiology and the father of biodiversity, Edward O. Wilson.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ernst Haeckel
Find out about Ernst Haeckel, a scientist known for his work with ecology, zoology, and the study of phylogeny.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ernst Mayr
Read about the life and work Ernst Mayr, one of 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Theodosius Dobzhansky
Read a short biography about Theodosius Dobzhansky, a central figure in the field of evolutionary biology for his work in shaping the unifying modern evolutionary synthesis.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Benefits of Biodiversity
First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents possess, such as fur color, body size, heat tolerance, and running speed. Next they use coin tossing to determine the traits a mouse pup born to these parents...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Compare Human Made Objects With Natural Objects
In small groups, students will experiment and observe the similarities and differences between human-made objects and nature. The students will compare the function and structure of hollow bones with drinking straws, bird beaks, tool...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: The Theory of Evolution
This slideshow provides a brief overview of Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution, natural selection and survival of the fittest.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Amphibian Evolution and Ecology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution and ecology of amphibians.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Animal Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of the major trends in animal evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Principles of Biology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the four unifying principles of biology.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Principles of Biology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers four unifying principles of biology: cell theory, gene theory, homeostasis, and evolutionary theory.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Adaptation and Evolution of Populations
Overview of the basic concepts behind evolution, such as gene variation and adaptations.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Human Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The briefest overview of human evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Human Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The briefest overview of human evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Life and the Geologic Time Scale
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes relationship between evolution and the geologic time scale.
Other
Strange Science/george Cuvier
A brief description of George Cuvier and his ideas concerning comparative anatomy, fossils, evolution of life, and the idea of extinction.
Nine Planets
The Nine Planets: Titan
This site from The Eight Planets shows that Titan may serve as a model of a highly reduced early Earth atmosphere in which the first stages of organic chemical evolution could take place in the atmosphere.
OneWorld UK
One World: Tiki the Penguin: Genetic Engineering: Whose Genes?
Come along with Tiki the Penguin as he discovers what makes you a human or him a penguin! This site details some of the major issues relative to genetics - such as genetic engineering - in a way that is interesting and relevant to kids.
Read Works
Read Works: Famous Scientists Charles Darwin
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage discusses Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection in evolution. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...