General Resources
Excerpts from On the Origin of Species w/ link to full text
Understanding Evolution for Teachers(Berkeley University)
Online Course for Teachers: Teaching Evolution(PBS)
Dolan DNA Learning Center (excellent tutorials on DNA and genetics)
American Museum of Natural History Resources for Learning - Biology (lesson plan archive)
Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes (lesson plan archive)
Evolution & Classification Lab (by Robert P. Gendron. Grades 8 and up) PDF Word
Teaching About Evolution & the Nature of Science(online book, National Academies Press)
Cells
Cell Size & Scale from the University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center
Amazing Cells from the University of Utah Genetic Science Learning Center
Inside a Cell talk and animation from David Bolinsky via TED
Cells Alive! interactive cell model animations
DNA & Genetics
DNA From the Beginning from the Dolan DNA Learning Center. A fantastic and very thorough resource.
How Cells Divide: Mitosis vs Meiosis from Nova Online "Life's Greatest Miracle"
Punnett Squares
Breeding Albino Lemming. Interactive website. Requires Flash
Drag and Drop Genetics (Note: when typing in answers, you must include "%" sign)
Practice?
Practicing Punnett Squares worksheet
Natural Selection
Please have your parents look at these resources with you, and feel free to email me with any questions you may have.
Natural Selection from Berkeley University's Understanding Evolution website
Darwin's Evolution Game from the Science Channel Online
Phylogenetic Trees/ Cladistics/Cladograms
How To Read a Phylogenetic Tree from Berkeley University
Understanding Cladistics from the American Museum of Natural History
Cladistics - with a short interactive
What Did T.Rex Taste Like?
Dissections
Earthworm
Virtual Earthworm Dissection
Earthworm Anatomy Overview from Cornell University
Grasshopper
Grasshopper Lab Photographic Tutorial from the University of Buffalo
Interactive Virtual Grasshopper from Iowa State University
Squid
Illustrated Squid Dissection Lab from Mississippi State University
Photographic Squid Anatomy Review from Cornell University
Shark
Dogfish Shark Dissection, with video, from the American Museum of Natural History
Perch
Perch Dissection Student Guide (pdf file)
Frog
Virtual Frog Dissection
Pig
Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection