CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Forces of Evolution
[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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Evolution of Viruses
Learn about virus evolution and genetic variation in viruses.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Natural Selection in Populations
How natural selection works at the level of genes, alleles, genotypes, & phenotypes.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Natural Selection
Identify the conditions required for natural selection and describe how it can result in changes in species over time. Follow Charles Darwin through a life of exploration, observation, and experimentation to see how he developed his ideas.
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...
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Do or Die: Extinction in a Changing World
A Resource to help understand that concept of natural selection and to realize that organisms need to adapt to survive.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Alfred Russel Wallace
Learn about the life and work of Alfred Wallace, who is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection; his paper on the subject was jointly published with some of Charles Darwin's writings.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Charles Darwin
A short biography of Charles Darwin, and how he discovered evolutionary theory and natural selection.
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...
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: Natural Selection
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how natural selection changes allele frequency.
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.]
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...
Read Works
Read Works: Arms Race
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text male animals that have evolved in order to fight for a mate. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Naturally Selected to Survive
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about adaptations and natural selection. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: When Fish First Walked
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about natural selection and its role in the theory of evolution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Influences on Darwin
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] When Darwin returned to England at the end of his voyage, he did not rush to announce his discoveries. He did not want to present any ideas unless he had strong...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Origin of Species
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The creation of a new species is called speciation. Most new species develop naturally. But humans have also artificially created new breeds and species for...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes Darwin's observations on the Galapagos Islands that led to his theory of evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes Darwin's observations on the Galapagos Islands that led to his theory of evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes Darwin's observations on the Galapagos Islands that led to his theory of evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Hardy Weinberg Theorem
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sometimes understanding how common a gene is within a population is necessary. Or, more specifically, you may want to know how common a certain form of that gene is...
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: An Example of Evolution by Natural Selection
Examples of natural selection processes are well documented in life forms that have very rapid life cycles such as bacteria.