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Evidence for Evolution: Genetic Code

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages are part of a site called Evolution that accompany a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. In this section: the universal genetic code provides evidence that life has a common ancestor.
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Evidence for Evolution: How Can Evolution Be Observed?

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages are part of a site called Evolution that accompanies a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. In this section, he describes how artificial selection has provided many examples of evolutionary change. Examples...
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E Fossils: Step by Step: Evolution of Bipedalism

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, students will identify the fossil evidence for the evolution of bipedalism then hypothesize about the evolutionary pressures affecting bipedal behavior.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Evolution Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
Evolution is the change of inherited characteristics within a population over time through natural selection, which may result in the formation of a new species. Fossils provide a record of organisms that lived a long time ago. They also...
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University of California

Ucmp: Island Biogeography and Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a lesson designed by a biology teacher. In it, students use maps and evidence of island age, molecular genetics, morphology, and distance apart to determine how the islands came to be occupied by different species of lizards. It...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nova Evolution Lab: Interactive Lesson: Mission 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: The Evidence for Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what you know about the evidence for evolution by taking this pre test.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Theory of Evolution Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide looks at Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection. It also looks at some of the evidence supporting the theory of evolution (comparative...
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Evolution Continues Today Can We Control It?

For Students 9th - 10th
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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PBS

Nova: Intelligent Design on Trial: Fossil Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource discusses fossil evidence of the intelligent design. The interactive activity explores five well-known fossil transitions that indicate Darwinian evolution in action. The activity consists of a printable version and...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, online lab activities, virtual simulations, and video clips, students study the concepts of biological evolution.
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PBS

Pbs/evolution: Birds Arrived Comparitively Late

For Students 9th - 10th
Good discussion of both sides of the debate over the origins of birds. Presents the recent evidence that seems to lean in the direction of the pro-dinosaur ancestry argument.
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BioMan Biology

Bio Man Biology: Angry Aliens: Evolution

For Students 4th - 6th
Teach aliens about evolution as you play this game, and review your own understanding in the process. Topics covered include evolutionary mechanisms, evidence of evolution, natural selection, reproductive isolation, population genetics,...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Evolution Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over evolution, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Evolution Quiz Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Take an interactive quiz over evolution. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
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Indiana University

Ensi: Comparison of Human: Chimpanzee Chromosomes Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a great lesson plan that combines Karoytypes and evolution. Students will recognize that the chromosomes of chimpanzees and humans are remarkably similar, then correlate that to their evolutionary relationship.
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Bio Web Evolution: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from BioWeb Evolution was originally created as a ThinkQuest entry, and it has some good basic information about evolution. This page is on fossils and geologic time.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Evolution: Examining the Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
Strengthen understanding of how different types of scientific evidence support the theory of evolution, including direct observation, fossils, DNA, biogeography, and comparative anatomy and embryology.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: The Modern View of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a closer look into the modern view of evolution. This article includes many pieces of evidence, all which support the theory of evolution.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Fossil Evidence of Change: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try these five multiple-choice questions about fossil evidence of change. After submitting answers, students can review the material.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: What Does It Mean to Be Human: Human Evolution Research

For Students 9th - 10th
Research continues to discover evidence left behind by prehistoric man. Discover the climate effects on human evolution and explore how the adaptable survived. The Asian and East African Research Projects in Kenya are described. You,...
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Other

National Academies Press: Science, Evolution, and Creationism

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource allows learners to read the book online for free. A group of experts explain the fundamental methods of science, document the overwhelming evidence in support of biological evolution, and evaluate the alternative...
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University of California

Ucmp: The Evolution of Flight in Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Evidence from the fossil record is used to support bird evolution from small carnivorous dinosaurs. In the student module, feathers, behavior, and skeletal structure are examined in an interactive lesson designed to impart a complete...
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Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr College: Evolution, Ecology, Diversity: Evolution by Natural Selection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After looking at examples of natural selection and doing a simulation activity, students investigate further by playing a simulation game and analyzing the data they collect. They then examine evidence of natural selection for the...

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