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Lesson Plan List for: Evolution and Diversity

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Resource	Grade Level	Media Type
The Fossil Evidence for Evolution Students learn about the fossil record, one form of evidence for evolution.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Deep Time and the History of Life Students explore geologic time, visiting an interactive timeline, creating their own timeline and comparing deep time with the calendar year.	6-8	Lesson Plan
How Evolution Works Students learn about natural selection, the mechanism that drives evolution.	6-8	Lesson Plan
How New Species Evolve Students learn about both allopatric and sympatric speciation.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Unity of Life Students learn how classification schemes are used to illustrate the relationships among organisms and, ultimately, the unity of life.	6-8	Lesson Plan
The Birds and the Beaks This Nature lesson explores different adaptations and variations in birds. It focuses on bird beaks, migratory patterns, and the ability of birds to co-exist with humans.	9-10	Lesson Plan
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
Human Evolution Students investigate hominid evolution. They learn the difference between a relative and an ancestor, study the emergence of bipedalism, and chart patterns of hominid migration.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Evidence for Evolution Students learn about the fossil record, the primary type of evidence scientists use to piece together the history of life and to support and refine the theory of evolution.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Molecular Evidence for Evolutionary Relationships Students learn about the evolutionary relationship between humans and other organisms by comparing amino acid sequences in cytochrome c from a variety of species.	9-12	Lesson Plan
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 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
How Evolution Works Students learn about natural selection by discussing the evolution of the eye, genetic variation, adaptation, sexual selection, and the Galapagos finches.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Evolutionary Arms Race Students examine the interactions among different types of organisms and the importance of these relationships to the evolution of species.	6-8	Lesson Plan
Co-Evolution Students explore different types of symbiotic relationships that exist between species.	9-12	Lesson Plan
Deep Time Students learn about deep time by visiting an interactive Web timeline, comparing geologic time periods to the calendar year, and setting up a live-action timeline in the classroom.	9-12	Lesson Plan
The Molecular Evidence for Evolution Students learn how modern-day scientists can take advantage of a tool not available in Darwin's time: molecular evidence.	9-12	Lesson Plan