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California State University: Biology Labs Online: Demography Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive set of virtual experiment assignments where students explore four factors that affect the population demographics of seven countries, including population size and structure, mortality, and birth rate. Includes background...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Demographic Transition

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the four stages of demographic transition.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Demographic Transition

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the four stages of demographic transition.
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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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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Protection of Wolves: Biological Ecosystems and Human Interests

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will exam the different perspectives on why the gray wolf was reintroduced into many western states during the 1980s, the success of the reintroduction, and the benefits and problems from the recovery of the gray wolf...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Biology: Population Ecology

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what you know about population ecology by taking this interactive post test.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Human Population: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Answer five multiple-choice, self-checking questions on human population.
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Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses conditions needed for the Hardy-Weinberg Law to hold true and demonstrates calculations involving allelic frequencies to illustrate this principle.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Molecular Biology/primate Phylogeny

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan involves comparison of amino acids to create a phylogenetic tree of primates. Students will also use other species information to draw conclusions about evolutionary relationships.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Life Tables, Survivorship, & Age Sex Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes tools ecologists use to describe the present state of a population and predict its future growth.
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University of Arizona

Univ. Of Az: Spiders: An Organism for Teaching Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars capture spiders and then conduct various experiments to identify their spider, analyze its feeding rate, and discover its effect on populations of insects. Includes directions for student activities and teaching tips.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Predation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how predation affects population size and evolution.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: What Is a Gene Pool and Why Is It Important?

For Students 9th - 10th
Genetic diversity is only possible with a healthy gene pool in a population. This resource explains the characteristics of a gene pool, why it is important, and factors that cause it to change. The examples provided demonstrate the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Hardy Weinberg Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Adaptation: The Case of Penguins

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Wildlife Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
In this What's Up in the Environment? video segment, learn how various indicator species are used to monitor the environmental condition of the Everglades.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Natural Selection in Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
How natural selection works at the level of genes, alleles, genotypes, & phenotypes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Forces of Evolution

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

Ck 12: Biology: Hardy Weinberg Theorem

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Definition and Examples of Stabilizing Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what stabilizing selection is and how this type of natural selection actually limits genetic diversity in a population. Presents examples of stabilizing selection in different plants and animals.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Genetic Mutations in Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses common mutations that occur in the human population and describes the many different types of genetic mutations and their impact.
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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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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: A Detailed List of Human Races

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the four broad categories of human races in the world, their geographical origins, and their sub-types. Also discusses the difficulties of tracing all branches of a race throughout human history, which is even more so today...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Genetic Drift vs. Gene Flow vs. Natural Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what genetic drift, gene flow, and natural selection are, and compares their differences, two at a time.

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