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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Natural Selection: How Evolution Works

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with Douglas Futuyma, renowned evolutionary scientist, explaining the theory of natural selection and how it steers toward evolution.
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BBC

Bbc: Mother of Man Lucy

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses the importance of Lucy to the theory of evolution and her bipedalism form of locomotion. Archived.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Huxley, Thomas Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Thomas Henry Huxley, a contemporary of Charles Darwin, and a strong supporter of his theory of evolution.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution, Plate Tectonics, and Climate Change Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about three theories in Earth Science: the theory of evolution, the theory of plate tectonics, and the theory of climate change due to...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Darwin's theory of natural selection and his ideas about evolution are explained here.
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Other

Progressive Humanism: Understanding Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Paper from Progressive Humanism focusing on cultural selection in conjunction with Darwin's theory of natural selection.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Taking Issue: Evolution and Religious Faith

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what five different religions have to say about the shaping of life and evolution. [August 8, 2005]
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents multiple digital formats of this literary text. You can read about the famous scientist's life in his own words, as he recalled his thoughts and actions for his children.
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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.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Evolution of Life

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution of life.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Charles Darwin I: The Origin of Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the early work of Charles Darwin. Discusses Darwin's key role in supporting and describing the theory of evolution as driven by natural selection. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and links...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Natural Selection and Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Darwin's theory of evolution explains how species of living things have changed over geological time in order to survive in the changing environment. A link to a test is provided.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Evolution: Examining the Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
Strengthen understanding of how different types of scientific evidence support the theory of evolution, including direct observation, fossils, DNA, biogeography, and comparative anatomy and embryology.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Arguments Against Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a table showing the timeline of theories of evolution, a description of Darwin's theory of evolution, and a list of arguments attacking the concept of evolution.
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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."
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Evolution is the change of inherited characteristics within a population over time through natural selection, which may result in the formation of a new species.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Evolution of Evolution: 150 Years of "On the Origin of Species"

For Students 9th - 10th
When the "Origin of Species" was published in 1859, the ambitions and scopes of science were dramatically expanding. "Origin of Species" marked the transition of biology from a prescience to a science. [4:04]
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Other

Virtual Fossil Museum: Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an overview of evolution. This resource introduces some of the major concepts of evolution. Key terms are defined and links to other sites are also available.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Evidence for Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
With this article, students will be able to clarify the significance of a scientific theory and recognize that Darwin supported his theory with a great deal of evidence, and that many kinds of evidence since his time have further...
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University of California

Understanding Evolution: An Introduction to Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
A textbook definition along with an explanation of the scientific theory of evolution.
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A&E Television

History.com: What Was the Scopes Trial Really About?

For Students 9th - 10th
The Scopes Trial, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made illegal. The trial featured two of the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 4.3 Natural Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
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Scientific American

Scientific American: Happy 200th Birthday Charles Darwin: In Depth Reports

For Students 9th - 10th
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)
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Talk Origins Archive

The Talk Origins Archive: Modern Synthesis of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Talk Origins Archive provides an article entitled, "The Modern Synthesis of Genetics and Evolution". The article is medium size in length and describes the most current ideas about evolution.

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