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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Evidence by Example

For Students 9th - 10th
The Understanding Evolution website for teachers provides common examples of evolution, especially by artificial selection.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Species, Speciation and the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
The American Institute of Biological Sciences offers this article by Niles Eldredge, evolutionary theorist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Eldredge begins with Darwin's theories and summarizes subsequent thought,...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Arguments Against Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a table showing the timeline of theories of evolution, a description of Darwin's theory of evolution, and a list of arguments attacking the concept of evolution.
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Handout
Indiana University

Indiana University: Evolution of Continents and Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
A course lecture on how the Earth's geological features have evolved through the movements of tectonic plates. Explains the different types of plate boundaries and how they manifest in geological formations. Also describes the structure...
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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Rewriting the Book of Nature

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the work of Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution. This comprehensive resource includes information about Darwin's life in addition to the process of species evolution.
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Other

Evolution and Creation

For Students 9th - 10th
A short discussion covering the controversy between those who believe in evolution and the "creationists." The author suggests that it is possible to be a Christian and still believe in evolution.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Darwin's Diary

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online companion Web site of "Evolution," the seven-episode series on PBS, delve into the private thoughts of a reluctant revolutionary--Charles Darwin.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Darwin's Letters to Lyell

For Students 9th - 10th
In this letter written to his friend and mentor Charles Lyell less than three weeks after the publication of "On the Origin of Species", Darwin describes the reaction of the great anatomist Richard Owen to his theory. From Charles...
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: The Four Winged Dinosaur

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2002, paleontologists discovered a fossil in China that seemed to provide a missing link between dinosaurs and birds, and to support the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs. The fossil came from a four-winged dinosaur they named...
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Origins of Modern Humans: Multiregional or Out of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Two migration theories are on the table for consideration. Weigh the evidence of each one in this article by Donald Johanson of Lucy fame.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What Killed the Dinosaurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
This Evolution Web feature explores how evidence can support a variety of hypotheses surrounding the mystery behind the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Other

The Rise of Evolutionary Biology: Darwin's Ideas

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. This section is about Darwin, his travels, and his observations that led to "On The Origins Of Species."
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Punctuated Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief explanation of punctuated equilibrium includes paragraphs on the history of the theory and the controversy surrounding it.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Principles of Biology

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers four unifying principles of biology: cell theory, gene theory, homeostasis, and evolutionary theory.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will be able to identify important ideas Darwin developed during the voyage of the Beagle, and give examples of his observations that supported those ideas.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Principles of Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the four principles that unify biology - cell theory, gene theory, homeostasis, and evolution.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle

For Students 9th - 10th
[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.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle

For Students 9th - 10th
[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.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle

For Students 9th - 10th
[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.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Charles Darwin I: The Origin of Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the early work of Charles Darwin. Discusses Darwin's key role in supporting and describing the theory of evolution as driven by natural selection. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links...
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University of California

Ucmp: Aves: Fossil Record

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good article on the fossil evidence and the prominent theory on the evolution of birds. Addresses both sides and presents information. Predominently agrees with the pro-dinosaurian point of view.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Protist Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how protists evolved from prokaryotic cells.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Charles Darwin, and how he discovered evolutionary theory and natural selection.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Evolution of Evolution: 150 Years of "On the Origin of Species"

For Students 9th - 10th
When the "Origin of Species" was published in 1859, the ambitions and scopes of science were dramatically expanding. "Origin of Species" marked the transition of biology from a prescience to a science. [4:04]

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