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Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 23 Guided Notes: The Origin of Species

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
This doesn't have to be used as a guided notes worksheet because the questions are thought-provoking and applicable to any biology class that is learning about the origin of species. Pupils write out answers to questions about...
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Writing
Curated OER

Guess Who Came to Dinner!

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
An exceptionally creative approach is taken to assessing your biologists' grasp of natural selection concepts. They are to imagine hosting Charles Darwin for dinner and having, to their surpise, a few other noted scientists crash the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

AP: Chapter 24: The Origin of Species

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
AP biology buffs define vocabulary terms and answer critical-thinking questions about evolutionary trends. They compare macroevolution to microevolution, differentiate ploidy possibilities, explain isolation barriers, and more....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Examining the Fossil Record

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create an evolutionary tree based on fossil morphology and their ages. In this fossil record lesson plan, students are given 23 pictures of fossil. They study their morphology and arrange the fossils by age and structures on a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Do New Species Form?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners read an article by Niles Eldridge about species and the environment and break into small groups to discuss it. They write essays noting strengths and weaknesses of punctuated equilibrium and gradualism, or other topics listed.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The History of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this extinction worksheet, students review how species evolve and how species go extinct. Students compare and contrast gradualism and punctuated equilibrium. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Patterns of Evolution and Selection

For Students 9th - 12th
Can your young biologists interpret population graphs, match macroevolution patterns and descriptions, and answer multiple choice questions about evolution? Find out with a comprehensive three-page quiz covering some specific examples of...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Evolution Concept Map

For Students 6th - 9th
In this biology worksheet, students complete a concept mp on the theory of evolution by natural selection. They fill in 8 blanks with the correct terms from the list.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Science Works: Fossil Record - Televised Debate

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners compare the three theories used tp interpret fossil records. In this earth science lesson, students create a production of a televised debate. They collaborate with group members to generate relevant questions about the topic.
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Handout
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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Handout
Other

Principia Cybernetica Web: Punctuated Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
Starts with a definition of Punctuated Equilibrium, followed by an explanation of this "Observation," and how it fits with other evolutionary theory.
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Lesson Plan
Biology Corner

Biology Corner: Fossil Record

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students use the fossil record to understand the topics of speciation, punctuated equilibrium, and gradualism. Students arrange fictitious animals' fossils by age based on appearance to create a fossil record.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Macroevolution

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Constrasts gradualism and punctuated equilibrium.
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Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Presidential Lectures: Stephen Jay Gould

For Students 9th - 10th
Standford University provides interesting biographical and professional information on Stephen Jay Gould and his many contributions to scientific thought, including his efforts to help people see science "As something that is important...
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Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Stephen Jay Gould, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life of scientist Stephen Jay Gould. A love for dinosaurs led him into science and he became a leading figure in studies of evolution. He was also a professor and a popular speaker and science writer. Includes a profile,...
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Website
Texas A&M University

Eco Systems: Story Time: Stephen Jay Gould

For Students 9th - 10th
See how Stephen Jay Gould's early interest in baseball influenced his thought process as a scientist.
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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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Website
Harvard University

Harvard Gazette: Paleontologist Gould Dies at 60

For Students 9th - 10th
Stephen Jay Gould, "The bulldog of evolutionary biology," is honored here by Harvard University, where he spend his teaching and writing career. Mention of articles, books, and awards, plus quotes from colleagues, offer an engaging view...
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Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Early Tetrapod Fossils

For Students 9th - 10th
In this transcript of an interview filmed for the PBS series "Evolution," scientists Ted Daeschler and Neil Shubin describe the discovery and significance of some of their key fossil finds.