One of my favorite evolutionary videos is this Nova production on dogs, called …
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Category: Evolution
Students model Hardy Weinberg equilibrium using Teddy Graham crackers. Playing the role of …
Teddy Graham Lab
This is a list of animals that can be found in most zoos, …
Zoo Scavenger Hunt
Based on the Berkeley website: Understanding Evolution, this version focuses on the how …
Case Study: How Do Tibetans Survive High Altitudes
This data analysis is paired with a short video about how a group …
Data Analysis: Funky Juncos
This activity is designed to help students examine scatter plots that show phenotype …
Data Analysis: Virginia Opossum
This activity was modified from HHMI’s “Modeling the Regulatory Switches of the Pitx1 …
Investigation: Gene Switches in Stickleback Fish
This lesson can be used to introduce evolution and establish what your students …
Evolution: Fact, Fiction, or Opinion
This simple activity was designed for intro level biology (life science). Students …
Comparing the Anatomy of Arthropods (Coloring)
This case study examines evolution in guppies as evidenced by color variation in populations. …
Case Study: How Did the Guppy Get His Color?
This handout can be used in discussions on the evolution of bipedalism or …
Compare a Human and Chimpanzee Skeleton
Google slides present a case of human evolution and the evolution of body …
Case Study – Lice and Human Evolution
This activity was modified from the HHMI Activity on color variation in the …
Evolution and the Rock Pocket Mouse
Students analyze data regarding methicillin and penicillin resistant bacteria, focusing how hospitals inadvertently …
Case Study: How Do Bacteria Become Resistant?
Explore the relationship between mutation, selection strength and the rate of evolution by …
Investigation: What Factors Influence Evolution
Students to examine two lakes and compare the types of fish in each. …
Stickleback Fish – An Evolution Story
A short explanation of phylogeny and using cladograms, where students analyze a diagram, …
Cladogram Analysis
The production of cyanide by clovers with white stripes is an evolutionary advantage …
Case Study – Evolution and White Striped Clovers
Using the PHeT simulator on natural selection, students answer essential questions about selection …
Natural Selection Simulator
During a unit on evolution, students learn a little about geologic time and …
Examining the Fossil Record
In this activity, students use real world data on the color distribution of …