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Subtopic: History of Evolution

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
The Advantage of Sex Why did sex evolve? The likely answers, in this essay for the Evolution Web site by science journalist Matt Ridley, may surprise you.	9-12	HTML Document
Animal Body Plans: Homeobox Genes The homeobox genes that define the basic body plan of mice and fruit flies are illustrated in this graphic from The Human Evolution Coloring Book by Adrienne Zihlman. The accompanying article describes how these genes act as "molecular architects" in all animal species.	9-12	PDF Document
Charles Darwin Students learn about Charles Darwin -- his personal history, his strengths as an observer and independent thinker, and how he developed the theory of evolution.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Common Genetic Code Paul Nurse describes his research that showed that humans share some genes with organisms as different from us as simple brewer's yeast. Footage from Secret of Life: "Immortal Thread."	9-12	QuickTime Video
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.	9-12	HTML Document
Darwin: Reluctant Rebel This video segment from Evolution: "Darwin's Dangerous Idea," together with interviews with Daniel Dennett and James Moore, depicts Darwin struggling with publicizing his revolutionary theory.	9-12	QuickTime Video
Darwin's Diary Delve into the private thoughts of a reluctant revolutionary in this Evolution Web feature.	9-12	Flash Interactive
Darwin's Letters: Collecting Evidence 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 Letters: A Selection 1825-1859.	9-12	HTML Document
Darwin's Letters to Lyell In this letter written to his friend and mentor Charles Lyell less than three weeks after the publication of On the Origin of Species, Darwin describes the reaction of the great anatomist Richard Owen to his theory. From Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection 1825-1859.	9-12	HTML Document
Evolution Revolution From the Evolution Web site, explore the rise of a revolutionary idea and the controversies that surround it.	9-12	Flash Interactive
Evolving Ideas: Who Was Charles Darwin? This video from Evolution highlights Charles Darwin's personal struggle to bring to light his theory of evolution through natural selection.	9-12	QuickTime Video
Evolving Ideas: Why Does Evolution Matter Now? In this video from Evolution, an exploration of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the Russian prison system highlights one reason it is important to understand evolution.	9-12	QuickTime Video
The History of the Theory of Evolution Students make a timeline to learn where the theory of evolution falls in the history of scientific thought and how scientific advances are interwoven with world history.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Life's Grand Design Are nature's complex forms evidence of "intelligent design"? In this Evolution essay, biologist Kenneth Miller explains how the processes of evolution account for complex structures such as the human eye.	9-12	HTML Document
An Origin of Species In this Evolution Web feature, witness for yourself how a new species can evolve as you observe natural selection and adaptive radiation in action.	9-12	Flash Interactive
Tiktaalik: Evolution of a "Fishapod" In this media-rich lesson, students learn about transitional fossils and explore the similarities and differences between the structures of different animals. They focus particularly on Tiktaalik, a transitional fossil between aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Transitional Tetrapod Fossil In this video segment from NOVA: "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial," learn about the discovery of a well-preserved transitional fossil and how such transitional fossils support the theory of evolution.	6-12	QuickTime Video
What Is a Theory? In these two audio interviews from NOVA Online, learn about the difference between the common understanding of the word "theory" and how science uses the term.	6-12	Flash Interactive