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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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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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Other

Evidence for Evolution: Fossil Record

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 discusses how fossil records provide undeniable examples of evolutionary change.
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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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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Florida Fossils: Evidence of Evolution

For Students 6th - 8th
See how fossils have shown evidence of evolution throughout the history of the Earth.
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Website
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

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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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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Libre Text

Uc Davis Geo Wiki: Biogeochemical Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Present evidence suggests that blue-green algae, and possibly other primitive microbial forms of life, were flourishing 3 billion years ago. This brackets the origin of life to within one billion years. Learn more here about...
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Other

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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Other

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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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Structural Evidence for Evolution

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Even though two different species may not look similar, they may have similar internal structures that suggest they have a common ancestor. That means both evolved...
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National Health Museum

Nhm: Amino Acid Sequences Show Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan focuses on differences in the amino acid sequence of hemoglobin and myoglobin proteins. They use the number of differences to create a phylogenetic tree.
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Homologies

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages are from the Understanding Evolution website for teachers. They focus on homologous structures that organisms with common ancestors share.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Molecular Evidence for Evolution

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Chimpanzees and humans turn out to be very similar - if you look at their DNA. When scientists determined the entire genetic code of both humans and chimpanzees,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Evidence for Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the evidence for evolution: anatomy, molecular biology, biogeography, fossils, & direct observation.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Charles Darwin's Evidence for Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
An article reviewing over the life of Charles Darwin and his evidence of evolution. Find out how this young naturalist who took a trip around the world collecting evidence about how organisms have changed over time.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Evidence of Evolution Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try this quiz about biogeography and evolution.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Evidence for Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
With this article, students will be able to clarify the significance of a scientific theory and recognize that Darwin supported his theory with a great deal of evidence, and that many kinds of evidence since his time have further...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Human Evolution Timeline Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the evidence for human evolution in this interactive timeline - climate change, species, and milestones in becoming human. During the period of human evolution, the Earth's climate has fluctuated between warm and cold. Some of...
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Human Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, find answers to the exploration activity on human evolution. Questions discuss both physical traits of hominid as well as DNA evidence.

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