| Dog Evolution
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/08/gk2/dogsretriever.html
In this lesson, students will learn about how dogs evolved from wolves,
and the similarities and differences between dogs and wolves.
Putting Evolution on Trial
http://www.readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=557
In 1925 John Scopes was on trial for teaching the idea of evolution in his
public school classroom. This classroom activity looks at the evidence
presented in the trial.
The Rise and Fall of the Mammoths
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=287
Students develop an understanding of the evolution of species in the
context of the woolly mammoth.
Nowhere to Hide
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tools.cfm?DocID=32&Grade=6-8
This interactive tool is based on the classic story of evolution by
natural selection-the story of the peppered moths in England during the
Industrial Revolution.
Evolution 101
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
Information and activities based on the theory of evolution.
Evolution Lab
http://www.biologyinmotion.com/evol/index.html
Use this interactive tool to simulate the evolution process and see how a
population evolves over time.
Early Theories of Evolution
http://anthro.palomar.edu/evolve/default.htm
Read about different theories of evolution and evidence for evolution.
Human Evolution
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/evolution/
Learn about the evolution of humans using this interactive tool.
Evolution: Birds
http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/evolution/index.html
PBS article about the evolution of birds.
What Is A Horse?
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/horses/what.html
Find out how horses have been shaped and have shaped human history.
Field of Genes: Genetic Engineering
http://whyfiles.org/062ag_gene_eng/
Learn about the good and bad effects of genetic engineering.
Animal Adaptations - Monotremes
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=4280
Read about how the Platypus and Echidna have adapted to their environment
and answer the set of related questions.
Animal Adaptation Game
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/adaptations/index.cfm
Find out what you know about the polar bear, Blanding\'s turtle, the
monarch butterfly and the beluga whale by trying to match their
adaptations.
Animals On Defense
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/adaptations/
Learn how animals survive using camouflage, hibernation, migration, and
mimicry.
Fear of Snakes, Spiders Rooted in Evolution, Study Finds
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/10/1004_snakefears.html
Read about the evolution of our fear of snakes and spiders.
Seven Steppes to a Woollier Mammoth
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/woollymammoth/steppe1.html
Interactive quiz which asks students answer questions about Mammoths.
Biodiversity Slide Show
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/fun_n_games/slide_show/index.cfm
Find out about the adaptations that make some animals unique. |