Curated OER
Human Evolution Made Easy
Add this video to your classroom collection! Human evolution is covered from the beginnings of evolutionary theory to the paleo-anthropologists who uncovered a multitude of evidence showing the changes that lead to modern man. Intended...
Curated OER
Origin and Evolution of Life, Part 3
Continue your exploration of the origin of life with part three of this wonderful five-part series. This episode examines Precambrian fossils found in the Berges Shale. Watch this video to find out the value of this discovery to...
Curated OER
Natural Selection Made Easy
Clear up any confusion related to natural selection and evolution. This straight forward clip explains the differences between natural selection and evolution and sheds light on misconceptions Charles Darwin had about the process of...
Curated OER
Origin and Evolution of Life, Part 4
In part four of this five-part series on the origin of life on Earth, we learn about Charles Darwin and how he developed the theory of evolution. The focus of this video is looking at the evidence that Darwin observed. Perfect for...
Curated OER
Origin and Evolution of Life, Part 1
Start a class exploration explaining the origin of evolution and life on planet Earth with the first of a five part series. Episode one examines the KT Boundary and what it meant in terms of mass extinction. It explores evidence and keys...
Curated OER
Who Was Charles Darwin?
ItÕs one of those big Ideas that changes our view of the world and our place in it. DarwinÕs observations lead him to believe that species, including man, change or evolve over time. This short video focuses on his reluctance to publish...
Curated OER
Darwin Biography
Part of "The 100 Most Influential People of the Millennium" - Charles Darwin's study of the beaks of Galapagos finches leads to the Theory of Evolution.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Geneticist Pardis Sabeti
In this video profile adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about geneticist and rock musician Pardis Sabeti, whose innovative insights into natural selection demonstrated how beneficial mutations spread quickly through a population. [5:04]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Evolution Case Studies: Bonnie Chen
Bonnie Chen builds on students' prior knowledge of mutations to lead her class through a simulation of wading birds feeding. [14:02]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Evolving Ideas: Who Was Charles Darwin?
This video from Evolution highlights Charles Darwin's personal struggle to bring to light his theory of evolution through natural selection. [6:31]
PBS
Pbs: Teachers' Domain: Evolving Ideas: Why Does Evolution Matter Now?
In this video from Evolution, an exploration of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the Russian prison system highlights one reason it is important to understand evolution.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Evolution and Natural Selection
Introduction to how groups of organisms evolve and how natural selection can lead to evolution. [17:39]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biodiversity and Natural Selection
Explore the patterns and processes of evolution. Learn how evolution and natural selection are reflected in the similarities and differences of organisms. [9:03]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Natural Selection and the Owl Butterfly
Used as a camoflauging mechanism, learn how the owl butterfly may have gotten its spots. [13:29]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Variation in a Species
An explanation of genetic variations within a species. [19:51]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology: Ape Clarification
A clarification on the evolution and natural selection video regarding apes having no tails. [1:04]
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Evolution: Sexual Selection
Learn about the evolutionary process of sexual selection, a specific form of natural selection. [12:09]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Darwin: Reluctant Rebel
This video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," together with interviews with Daniel Dennett and James Moore, depicts Darwin struggling with publicizing his revolutionary theory. [6:34]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Fossil Record of Stickleback Evolution
A close-up look at the fossil records of the stickleback fish. [1:26]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Galapagos Creatures
Creatures seen by Charles Darwin. [0:24]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Paintbrush Gene
Through video clips, demonstrations, and inquiry learn how the paintbrush gene functions in the process of evolution.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: The Origin of Species: The Making of a Theory
The epic voyages of Darwin and Wallace led each to independently discover the natural origin of species and to formulate the theory of evolution by natural selection. [30:51]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: The Origin of Species: Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree
In the Caribbean Islands, adaptation to several common habitats has led to a large adaptive radiation with interesting examples of convergent evolution. [17:45]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: The Origin of Species: The Beak of the Finch
Four decades of research on finch species that live only on the Galapagos Islands illuminate how species form and multiply. [15:54] An interactive version of the video with embedded questions for students is available through a link in...