Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Evolutionary Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive activities, animations, and video clips, students investigate evolutionary biology.
Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Evolutionary Biology: Taxonomy: Nomenclature

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how living organisms are named and the importance of naming them accurately.
Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Evolutionary Biology: Origins of Life: Early Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how life came into existence from early beliefs, such as panspermia, to more recent ideas like abiogenesis.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Evolution in Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Scientific article discussing the evolutionary processes involved when an insect species splits into two other distinct species. (Published: February 28, 2011)
Article
Talk Origins Archive

Talk.origins: Introduction to Evolutionary Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
An article giving a brief introduction to evolutionary biology. The article addresses misconceptions as well as the basics of the theory of evolution.
Lesson Plan
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.
Handout
Other

The Rise of Evolutionary Biology: Biology Before Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompanies a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. Here he discusses theories for species change that were before Darwin published "On the Origin of Species."
Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explore the evolution of the anole lizard in this virtual lab. Students will collect and analyze data during the virtual lab that focuses on evolutionary biology and includes adaptation, convergent evolution, phylogenetic...
Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: Evolution: History of Life: The Cambrian Explosion

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Earth's evolutionary history during the Cambrian period. [3:25]
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Cell Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive module where students take a closer look at cells and relate their structure to function. They also discover how cell organelles work in systems to maintain important biological processes and how cells communicate.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, online lab activities, virtual simulations, and video clips, students study the concepts of biological evolution.
Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Theodosius Dobzhansky

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a short biography about Theodosius Dobzhansky, a central figure in the field of evolutionary biology for his work in shaping the unifying modern evolutionary synthesis.
Handout
Other

The Rise of Evolutionary Biology: Darwin's Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompany a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. This section is about Darwin, his travels, and his observations that led to "On The Origins Of Species."
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Principles of Biology

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers four unifying principles of biology: cell theory, gene theory, homeostasis, and evolutionary theory.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Biogeography

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how biogeography relates to evolutionary changes. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Pleistocene

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the Pleistocene Epoch, which lasted from 1.8 million to about 10,000 years ago. It discusses species that lived then (e.g., the mammoth), and the climate changes that took place at that time. (Published: May 8, 2010)
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Organism

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining what organisms are, their cellular foundation, and how they get their energy and nutrition. (Published: May 26, 2010)
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Symbiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes the different types of symbiosis, some of which are of mutual benefit, and others not. It also explains the differences between endosymbiosis and exosymbiosis, where one organism lives either inside or else upon the...
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Mammal

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining the basic characteristics of mammals, their diet, reproduction, behavior, conservation concerns, taxonomy, and their evolution. (Published: September 23, 2010)
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Epigenetics: The Science of Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses the science of epigenetics, where gene activity can be changed by factors other than genetic code, for example, by environmental pollutants. (Published: August 22, 2011)
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Extremophile

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing some of the extreme environments where extremophile organisms can live, and giving examples from bacteria, archaea, flora, and fauna. (Published: November 26, 2010)
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Darwin, Charles

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Charles Darwin.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Amphibian Ecology and Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about amphibians, animals that can survive in a wide variety of habitats and cli-ates. The article discusses their behavior, diet, predators, conservation status, and evolution. (Published: August 29, 2008)
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Evolutionary Biology: Amino Acid

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the structure and types of amino acids, and of how they combine to form proteins. (Published: October 16, 2010)