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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 6: 1865 1898: Social Darwinism & Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 6: 1865-1898 in American History. Social Darwinism, Charles Darwin, and the Gilded Ages are discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US...
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Charles Darwin After the Origin

For Students 9th - 10th
In honor of Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "The Origin of the Species," Cornell has put together an extensive collection of Darwin's work during the last two decades of his life.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Charles Darwin Ii: Natural Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on Charles Darwin's explanation of natural selection as the mechanism for evolution. Discusses how this force of natural selection promotes changes in species over time. Site also includes an interactive...
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Charles Darwin Iii: Descent With Modification

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on Charles Darwin's theory of Descent with Modification. Discusses how slight changes from parent to offspring create variation and potentially create new species over time. Site also includes an interactive...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Darwin's Letters: Collecting Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
This group of letters is a sample of the extensive correspondence Darwin carried on with a wide group of friends and colleagues as he collected evidence to support his theory of evolution by natural selection. From Charles Darwin's...
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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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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Charles Darwin, and how he discovered evolutionary theory and natural selection.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will be able to identify important ideas Darwin developed during the voyage of the Beagle, and give examples of his observations that supported those ideas.
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Other

Plant Explorers: Erasmus Darwin (1731 1802)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a detailed account Erasmus Darwin and his accomplishments in science and other areas.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: Social Darwinism in the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses Social Darwinism and the negative repercussions it had on society during the Gilded Age. Includes questions for students at end.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Adaptive Radiation: Darwin's Finches

For Students 9th - 10th
Finches on the Galapagos Islands have evolved to exploit almost every possible niche. This diagram shows the range of food sources available on the island and the different beak shapes adapted to exploit each of them. Includes background...
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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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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Darwin's Frog (Rhinoderma Darwinii)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Darwin's Frog, named after Charles Darwin. Students will gain a greater understanding of this amphibian through statistics and information on their appearance, diet, habitat, and more.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Charles Darwin: Introduction to the Theory of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The main concepts in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution are described, how natural selection works, and the ongoing criticism of evolution from Creationists.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "Origin of Species", considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology, by Charles Darwin on this site.
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Google

Google Maps: Galapagos Islands

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore isolated volcanic islands. Charles Darwin's observations and collections of the Galapagos wildlife in 1835 contributed to his theory of evolution by natural selection. [7:08]
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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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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: A Brief Summary of Lamarck's Theory of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses Lamarck's theory of evolution, which was developed before Charles Darwin's own theory, and how it fared over time. The core ideas in Lamarck's theory are described and his theory and Darwin's are compared. Lamarck's ideas...
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Read Works

Read Works: Two Sets to Build Difference

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Charles Darwin's research on trait variations in the Galapagos Islands. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Evidence of Evolutionary Transitions

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Darwin's theory that all living organisms are connected in some way has been confirmed through intense studies over centuries. Understand the similarities that bond all things living to the same family tree by checking out this...
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Alfred Russel Wallace

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and work of Alfred Wallace, who is best known for independently conceiving the theory of evolution through natural selection; his paper on the subject was jointly published with some of Charles Darwin's writings.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Development of Evolutionary Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Using diagrams and descriptive illustrations, this college-level biology reference book discusses the development of evolutionary theory.
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University of California

Ucmp: Are Birds Really Dinosaurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
A great essay that illustrates how science is done as well as the relationship between dinosaurs and modern birds. Includes a picture to illustrate this concept, and contains many links to related sites.
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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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