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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activities: The Evolutionary Causes of Biodiversity

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity where students use peppers to explore reproductive potential and natural selection in part 1. In part 2, students look at traits such as dimples, tongue rolling, thumbs, ear lobes, and widow's peak to investigate individual...
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Evolution and Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the answers to the exploration exercise about how evolution relates to human health.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 4.7 Microevolution and Macroevolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the difference between microevolution and macroevolution.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Selective Breeding

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Wikipedia provides information on the selective breeding of animals and plants, along with a discussion of Darwinism.
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Graphic
University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Evolution at Different Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
Macroevolution and microevolution are defined, along with mutation, migration, genetic drift, and natural selection, which are "established mechanisms of evolutionary change."
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Handout
University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: What About Fitness?

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the concept of fitness and its relation to evolution and how inherited characteristics may change.
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Website
Treehut

Suzy's World: Life on Earth

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from Suzy's World, which is a personal site from Suzy Cato, explores what evolution is, and how long there has been life on earth. Content includes fun facts, a great experiment, and a classroom activity.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Microevolution vs. Macroevolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The concepts of microevolution and macroevolution are explained and a two-column table that compares them is presented.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution of Eukaryotes to Multicellular Life Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about the evolution of eukaryotic cells into multicellular life forms. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.