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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Genetic Drift vs. Gene Flow vs. Natural Selection

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what genetic drift, gene flow, and natural selection are, and compares their differences, two at a time.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Patterns and Change: Patterns in Resource Consumption

For Students 11th - 12th
This collection of three learning modules looks at issues related to resource consumption. It examines theories about how population size affects consumption, the changing patterns of energy consumption, and ways to minimize consumption....
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Website
University of California

Regents of the University of California: Amphibia Web

For Students 9th - 10th
AmphibiaWeb, a site inspired by global amphibian declines, is an online system that allows free access to information on amphibian biology and conservation. This site is filled with amphibian facts, a glossary of terms, species numbers,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Organization of Living Things

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson explains the levels of organization within the biological world. It looks at the cell to organism hierarchy, and at the population to biosphere...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mechanisms of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
When a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, it is not evolving. Learn how violations of Hardy-Weinberg assumptions lead to evolution.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Examples That Explain Geographic Isolation

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how unique species evolve when geographic barriers restrict population interbreeding, such as when organisms are confined to an island. Examples are provided.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Temporal Isolation: Definition and Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how unique species evolve when temporal barriers prevent population interbreeding. This happens when two closely related species have different cycles of reproductive maturation and the times when they are fertile do no align....
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Crossing Over and Why Is It Important in Meiosis?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what meiosis is and what happens during crossing over where genetic material is exchanged between chromosomes. This process is important for ensuring that there is lots of genetic variation in a population as it improves survival.
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Article
Other

Resilience Alliance: Mammalian Herbivores

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Resilience Alliance provides an in-depth look at mammalian herbivore population patterns in boreal forests. It also discusses man's use of these herbivores.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Carlsbad Caverns Natural Resources: The Bat Colony

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the National Park Service website, this page provides general info. about the resident bat population, and links to more specific bat info. For the bat enthusiast!
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Making Sense of How Life Fits Together

For Students 9th - 10th
Bobbi Seleski catalogs biology from our body and beyond, tracking how unicellular organisms, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and our biosphere build off of each other and work together....
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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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University of Arizona

Pulse: Dawn of New Revolutions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A cross curricular unit focusing on how much and what kinds of foods are produced because of pesticides and genetically engineered foods. Students will investigate the impact on humans due to the new technology in food production. Topics...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Endangered Species

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a biology or environmental science instructional activity that incorporates technology. This project-based plan is designed to be used as students study the factors that affect the dynamic equilibrium of populations and...
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Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Species, Speciation and the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
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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National Health Museum

Nhm: Amino Acid Sequences Show Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan focuses on differences in the amino acid sequence of hemoglobin and myoglobin proteins. They use the number of differences to create a phylogenetic tree.
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Lesson Plan
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Making a Phylogenetic Tree Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Constructing phylogenetic trees may be a daunting task for students, but this lesson plan is a simulation of what molecular biologists must do to determine relationships. This plan is for students who have a good grasp of DNA structure...
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Lesson Plan
National Health Museum

Nhm: Restriction Maps to Cladograms Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan requires students to analyze DNA restriction maps to determine the differences in the sequence for several primates and humans. They then use the information to create a cladogram.
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Website
World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides bilingual news and facts about wildlife issues and projects across Russia. A small collection of beautiful images and video clips. Special section for kids with puzzles and nature-related games such as Rescue the...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Science: Biodiversity and Conservation: Chapter Test Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this fifteen question practice assessment to review the concepts of biological diversity and conservation.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Biogeography

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Why connect biology and geography? This module will provide resources for students to understand continental drift theory, human population and its distribution, and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Predation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discover the predator prey relationship and the ways organisms adapt to predation. Understand the impact predation has on population size and evolution.
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Website
Other

Islands of Hawaii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the biology, climate, history, economy, education, geography, geology, government, population, and tourism of the Hawaiian islands.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: The 6 Chief Levels of Organization in Ecology

For Students 5th - 8th
Describes six levels of organization in the biological world - individual species, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere.

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