CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Microevolution Study Guide
A general overview over the evolution of one population or one species over a short period of time.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nova Evolution Lab: Interactive Lesson: Mission 1
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...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ls4 6: Adaptation of Populations Over Time
Middle schoolers use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Asexual Reproduction
Site from Kimball's Biology Pages provides information on Asexual Reproduction in plants, and also in animals, where it is less common. Includes information on stems, leaves, roots, plant propagation and apomixis.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Darwin's Legacy
A collection of video lectures dedicated to study Charles Darwin's legacy. The course was hosted at Stanford University. The lectures cover a broad range of topics from evolution vs. creationism, Darwin's life and work, social Darwinism,...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior
A collection of video lectures introducing beginning biology students to the principles of evolution, ecology, and behavior. The course was taught three times a week for a semester at Yale University. The course discusses concepts of...
University of California
Ucmp: A History of Evolutionary Thought
Museum site note on the history of evolutionary thought and includes scientists and thinkers who have contributed to our understanding of life on Earth. Links are provided for da Vinci, Linneaues, Erasmus Darwin, and others.
PBS
Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Shell Game
A companion to a PBS program, this Jeopardy-style game test students as they identify the characteristics of mollusks.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: Thomas Malthus
The Victorian Web provides a brief biography of the Victorian economist Thomas Robert Malthus, focusing on his views on population growth. Links are provided throughout the article for additional information.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Selective Breeding
This entry from Wikipedia provides information on the selective breeding of animals and plants, along with a discussion of Darwinism.
Victorian Web
Victorian Web: Charles Darwin
A concise biography of Darwin, including his travels and his published works. Includes links to online copies of selected publications, along with information on related subjects.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Canyonlands: Tonight Our Guest Is
This lesson will help students understand that animals adapt to abiotic and biotic conditions in their environment, some of which have evolved over a long period of time through the process of natural selection, and identify the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers:how Does Evolution Work?
Complete a hands-on lab simulation of natural selection to learn how it impacts a breeding population. Perform an online laboratory simulation and examine the interplay between natural and sexual selection in a population.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:how Did Humans Evolve?
Explore paleoanthropology by going on a virtual "dig" to answer questions about famous fossil finds. Explain how alternate hominid family trees result from different interpretations of the same fossil evidence.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Who Was Charles Darwin?
Explore the scientific ideas that paved the way for Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. Map and research his scientific journeys and explain how his theory changed the course of science and the world.
Other
Alfred Wallace/wallace in the Spice Islands
A brief biography of Wallace's time spent in the Spice Islands, and how it related to his theory of evolution. Also includes a description of the sailing vessel, 'The Alfred Wallace', which will sail to the spice islands in honor of the...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Read the full text of "Origin of Species", considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, by Charles Darwin on this site.
Other
Explore Learning: Natural Selection Gizmo
You are a bird hunting moths (both dark and light) that live on trees. As you capture the moths most easily visible against the tree surface, the moth populations change, illustrating the effects of natural selection. (Free usage is...
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: What About Fitness?
An explanation of the concept of fitness and its relation to evolution and how inherited characteristics may change.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Natural Selection: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce the process of natural selection. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Natural Selection."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Natural Selection: Lesson 1
This lesson will introduce the process of natural selection. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Natural Selection."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Speciation and Natural Selection: Lesson 3
This lesson discusses how and why plants and animals adapt to their surroundings over time. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Speciation and Natural Selection."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Speciation and Natural Selection: Lesson 4
This lesson discusses how and why plants and animals adapt to their surroundings over time. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Speciation and Natural Selection."
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Evolution and Natural Selection
A worksheet and notes regarding the basics of evolution and natural selection.