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Unit Plan
Indiana University

Ensi: Introduction to Evolution Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

About darwin.com

For Students 3rd - 8th
This comprehensive site gives you all you need to know about Darwin and more. A timeline, pictures, books Darwin wrote, and links are just a few of the topics you will find on this site.
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Handout
Talk Origins Archive

The Talk Origins Archive: Modern Synthesis of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Talk Origins Archive provides an article entitled, "The Modern Synthesis of Genetics and Evolution". The article is medium size in length and describes the most current ideas about evolution.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Are We Ready for Neo Evolution?

For Students 9th - 10th
Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg shows us three paths forward for the ever-evolving human species: to stop evolving completely, to evolve naturally- or to control the next steps of human evolution, using genetic modification, to make...
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Handout
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
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Jean Baptiste Lamarck

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives a biography of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: George Gaylord Simpson

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about one of the greatest and most influential paleontologists of all time, George Gaylord Simpson.
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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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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 4.2 Influences on Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Darwin's influences that led to his discoveries of change in species over time.
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Handout
Victorian Web

Victorian Web: Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise biography of Darwin, including his travels and his published works. Includes links to online copies of selected publications, along with information on related subjects.
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Other

Virtual Fossil Museum: Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an overview of evolution. This resource introduces some of the major concepts of evolution. Key terms are defined and links to other sites are also available.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Social Darwinism

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the origins and history of Social Darwinism in America.
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Natural Selection: How Evolution Works

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with Douglas Futuyma, renowned evolutionary scientist, explaining the theory of natural selection and how it steers toward evolution.
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Handout
Other

Clermont College: Natural Selection and Speciation

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses natural selection and explains this theory in detail in reference to the evolution of the peppered moth. Discusses how the forces of natural selection lead to other kinds of speciation and evolutionary processes.
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Curated OER

Scientific American: Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
Father of the evolutionary theory, Charles Darwin.
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Website
Other

Evolution for Teaching: School of Science and Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A reference page containing information related to evolution. Topics discussed on the page is the theories, human evolution, evolutionary evidence, Darwin, and Earth's history.
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Handout
Other

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.