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Read Works: Famous Scientists Charles Darwin
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage discusses Charles Darwin and his theory of natural selection in evolution. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Monkey Trial
A very good look at the Scopes Monkey Trial that pit prosecuting attorney, William Jennings Bryan against defense attorney, Clarence Darrow. Read about the issues, the media circus at the trial, and eventual outcome. Find the basis of...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Who Was Charles Darwin?
Explore the scientific ideas that paved the way for Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection. Map and research his scientific journeys and explain how his theory changed the course of science and the world.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Charles Darwin
A short biography of Charles Darwin, and how he discovered evolutionary theory and natural selection.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 4.2 Influences on Darwin
Learn about Darwin's influences that led to his discoveries of change in species over time.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Fin De Siecle
Read articles that address the following questions about the end of the 19th-century literature: What are the key tropes of late 19th-century literature? How did writers respond to the desires and anxieties of the time? How did...
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Evolution for Teaching: School of Science and Engineering
A reference page containing information related to evolution. Topics discussed on the page is the theories, human evolution, evolutionary evidence, Darwin, and Earth's history.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Technology
The 19th century saw a rapid technological change, together with paradigm shifts in scientific understanding. These articles research how authors responded to the new possibilities afforded by technology and science.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Species, Speciation and the Environment
The American Institute of Biological Sciences offers this article by Niles Eldredge, evolutionary theorist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Eldredge begins with Darwin's theories and summarizes subsequent thought,...
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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.
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.
University of California
Ucmp: A History of Evolutionary Thought
Museum site note on the history of evolutionary thought and includes scientists and thinkers who have contributed to our understanding of life on Earth. Links are provided for da Vinci, Linneaues, Erasmus Darwin, and others.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Robert Darwin
(1890-1882) Naturalist known for his theories of Evolution and Natural selection
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Pbs Learning Media: Complex Relations
In this text excerpted from Chapter 3, "Struggle for Existence," of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," Darwin draws on firsthand and historical information for his observations about evolution.
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Alfred Russel Wallace
A complete resource including a biography, chronology, examples of Wallace's published work, quotes, and interviews.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Ernst Mayr
Read about the life and work Ernst Mayr, one of 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Darwin
An English naturalist who established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry. He proposed the theory of natural selection and evolution.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas H. Huxley
British biologist who defended Darwin's theory of evolution. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog." Huxley also coined the term "anosticism" describing his religious beliefs.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas H. Huxley
{1825-1895) English biologist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee: Rhea County Courthouse
This courthouse was the scene of the Scopes Trial of July 1925, in which teacher John T. Scopes faced charges for including Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in his public school lessons. The trial became a clash of titans between the...