CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Natural Selection
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand what natural selection is and how it works and explain how new species originate.
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The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online
The University of Cambridge has posted Darwin's entire collection of works and correspondence totaling 50,000 text pages and 40,000 images. This is an amazingly comprehensive resource that has posted both images of the original texts and...
New York Times
New York Times: Charles Darwin and Evolution
An outstanding collection of materials for learning about Charles Darwin and Evolution. There are many different lessons on the topics of evolution, paleontology, biodiversity, and adaptation. Each lesson is paired with an actual New...
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Alfred Russel Wallace
A complete resource including a biography, chronology, examples of Wallace's published work, quotes, and interviews.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Expedition to Galapagos
Accompany scientists on an exciting trip to the Galapagos as they make a film on the islands for IMAX. Featured are a fantastic photo journal and video footage.
Scientific American
Scientific American: Happy 200th Birthday Charles Darwin: In Depth Reports
Explore the thinking of Charles Darwin, and read how his theory of evolution survives, thrives, and shapes the way we learn about nature. (February 2009)
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: History of Genetic Engineering
Presents a timeline of the history of genetic engineering beginning in 1859 with the publication of The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
Curated OER
Etc: Original Range of the Bison, 1720 1903
A map of North America showing the original range of the American bison. The map shows the dates of local extermination, location, and numbers of wild animals in 1903 (Central Canada and the Rockies). "Beyond all doubt the most...
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Washington State Univ.: Questions About Human Evolution
How far back in time can we date bones or skeletons? How did certain species of man just die off? What was the manner of their communication? These questions and more are answered in this informative essay.
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Sdnhm: Mangrove Wetlands
Students examine the mangrove wetlands. Some topics included are the origin of mangroves, mangrove species, mangrove forests, and the protection of mangrove forests.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Recordkeeping and History
Although many species note the passing of time, only our own species, Homo sapiens, is capable of sharing accounts, or memories, of past events and turning these into stories or "histories." This article traces the development of written...
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Southern African Water Crisis: Some Grassland Facts
Here you can read a fact sheet on South African grasslands. Content includes a look at origins, water supply, plants and animals, economics, and current conservation status.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: The Tree of Life Infographic
An activity for students to explore an infograph to compare the similarities and differences between human and other species.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour Extra: 200 Years Later, Darwin's Theories Still Inspire
Explore this concise article detailing Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution and follow with discussion questions.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Evolution
Discovery School provides a lesson plan on evolution by having students make a timeline of the history of evolution. This timeline will have dates and, above or below the dates, will provide details about the people who have played major...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 4.1 Theory of Evolution
Discover how Charles Darwin developed the theory of evolution through his observations in the Galapagos Islands.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Sexual Selection
Wikipedia offers a site on the topic of sexual selection, including an image and a description of one of the most famous types of sexual selection.
A-Z Animals
A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Silver Dollar (Metynnis Argenteus)
Provides photographs and facts about the silver dollar, a freshwater tropical fish. Discusses their popularity for aquariums, where they originate, their behavior, diet, predators, lifespan and reproduction, and care when kept in an...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: The Theory of Evolution
This slideshow provides a brief overview of Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution, natural selection and survival of the fittest.
Read Works
Read Works: When Fish First Walked
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about natural selection and its role in the theory of evolution. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Talk Origins Archive
Talk origins.org: The Basics of Sexual Selection
This content from TalkOrigins.org is within a discussion of frequently asked questions about evolution. It discusses some basics about sexual selection. It also provides an explanation for the usual dominanceof the female in the sexual...
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Evidence for Evolution: Fossil Record
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.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Selective Breeding
This entry from Wikipedia provides information on the selective breeding of animals and plants, along with a discussion of Darwinism.
Victorian Web
Victorian Web: Charles Darwin
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.