Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Evolution Continues Today Can We Control It?
This article allows students to recognize that the process of evolution by natural selection continues to change our world and ourselves, both despite and because of our best efforts to control it.
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History Tools
History Tools: Charles Darwin on the Origin of Species 1859 [Pdf]
Features excerpts from the introduction and conclusion of Charles Darwin's famous book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Genetics
College-level course focusing on the principles of genetics. Course topics include structure and function of genes, chromosomes and genomes, biological variation, population genetics, use of genetic methods to analyze protein function,...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Adaptation: The Case of Penguins
Instructional module focusing on why species change over time through behavioral and physical adaptations. Discusses how environmental mechanisms influence adaptive evolution. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Theory of Evolution Study Guide
Explore the evidence for the theory of evolution.
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.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Charles Darwin: Introduction to the Theory of Evolution
The main concepts in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution are described, how natural selection works, and the ongoing criticism of evolution from Creationists.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Development of Evolutionary Theory
Using diagrams and descriptive illustrations, this college-level biology reference book discusses the development of evolutionary theory.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Selective Breeding
This entry from Wikipedia provides information on the selective breeding of animals and plants, along with a discussion of Darwinism.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Mass Extinctions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An organism goes extinct when all of the members of a species die out and no more members remain. Extinctions are part of natural selection. Species often go extinct...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: The Modern View of Evolution
Take a closer look into the modern view of evolution. This article includes many pieces of evidence, all which support the theory of evolution.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Evolution and Classification Quizzes
A multiple-choice quiz on the mechanisms of evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Animal Behavior
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the evolution of animal behavior and the nature-nurture debate.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Darwin, Charles
A biography of Charles Darwin.
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.
Indiana University
Ensi: Introduction to Evolution Lesson Plan
This unit plan presented by the Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes is one way to introduce evolution. The authors have created a Pre-test about what evolution is/is not to address misconceptions. There are handouts and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Evidence for Evolution
Explore the evidence for evolution: anatomy, molecular biology, biogeography, fossils, & direct observation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the evolution of life and Darwin's theory of evolution.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution of life.
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.
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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Evolution of Digital Organisms
Learners are introduced to the concepts of digital organisms and digital evolution. They learn about the research that digital evolution software makes possible, and compare and contrast it with biological evolution.