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SESSION 4: What Are the Processes for Evolution? |
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Resources for SESSION 4 |
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Resources marked with an * are designed to help you teach this topic in your classroom. |
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Teacher's Guide |
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Unit 4: How Does Evolution Work?* (pdf) |
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Lessons for Students |
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Lesson 4: How Does Evolution Work?* |
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Videos for Students |
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How Does Evolution Really Work?* |
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Web Activities |
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Life's Grand Design |
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The Advantage of Sex |
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Sex and the Single Guppy (Flash) | Low-Bandwidth Version |
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An Origin of Species (Flash) | Low-Bandwidth Version |
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Coral Reef Connections (Flash) | Low-Bandwidth Version |
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Video Segments |
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Evolution of the Eye |
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Genetic Toolkit |
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Evolution of Camouflage |
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A Mutation Story |
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Red Queen |
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Tale of the Peacock |
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Hummingbird Species in the Transitional Zone |
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Ancient Farmers of the Amazon |
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TV Series |
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Show 2: Great Transformations |
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Show 4: Evolutionary Arms Race |
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Show 5: Why Sex? |
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Other Library Resources |
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Walter Gehring: Master Control Genes and the Evolution of the Eye |
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Mimicry: The Orchid and the Bee |
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How the Woodpecker Avoids a Headache |
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Evolution of the Dog |
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Corn Oil Graph |
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Genetic Drift and the Founder Effect |
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Isolating Mechanisms (Flash) |
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Natural Selection in Real Time |
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Grants' Finch Study |
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Convergence: Marsupials and Placentals (pdf) |
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Convergent Evolution |
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E. O. Wilson: The World of Microbes: |
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External Web Links |
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Lund Vision Group Web site
http://www.biol.lu.se/funkmorf/vision/design.html
Interesting Web site that links to current research on eye evolution. |
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Creation/Evolution Web site
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~lindsay/creation/eye.html
Presents creationist argument and scientists' answers about evolution of the eye. |
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Planet Ocean: Blue Whale
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/planetocean/bluewhale.html
Discovery School Web site students about the adaptations of blue whales. |
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Contrivances: Orchids and the Panda's Thumb
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/contriv.html
Includes a mini-lesson on adaptations, imperfections, and contrivances. |
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Mutation
http://anthro.palomar.edu/synthetic/synth_4.htm
Palomar College tutorial on mutations and synthetic theory. |
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Natural Selection
http://anthro.palomar.edu/synthetic/synth_7.htm
Palomar College tutorial on the heredity of sickle cell anemia. |
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Recombination
http://anthro.palomar.edu/synthetic/synth_3.htm
Palomar College tutorial on recombination and synthetic theory. |
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Small Population Effects
http://anthro.palomar.edu/synthetic/synth_5.htm
Palomar College tutorial on small population effects and synthetic theory. |
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Talk.Origins Archive
http://www.talkorigins.org
The Talk.Origins Archive of the discussion and debate of biological and physical origins. |
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Are Mutations Harmful?
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/mutations.html
Questions, answers, and links to articles on evolution and mutations. |
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University College London Department of Biology Web site
http://abacus.gene.ucl.ac.uk/jim/Sp/isolmech.html
Explanation of reproductive isolation and isolating mechanisms. |
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Studying Living Organisms
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1995/australia.html
Australian mammals and speciation activity. |
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Island Biogeography and Evolution: Solving a Phylogenetic Puzzle with Molecular Genetics
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1995/simulation_island.html
Activity on island biogeography and evolution. |
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Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/evol.fs.html
Lessons on evolution. |
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Books |
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Benz, Richard. Ecology and Evolution: Islands of Change. Arlington, VA: NSTA Press, 2000. |
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Boyd, Robert, and Joan Silk. How Humans Evolved. 2d ed. New York City: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 2000. |
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Dawkins, Richard. The Blind Watchmaker. New York City: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1996. |
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Dawkins, Richard. Climbing Mount Improbable. New York City: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1996. |
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Forsyth, Adrian. A Natural History of Sex: The Ecology and Evolution of Mating Behavior. Shelburne, VT: Chapters Publishing Ltd., 1993. |
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Freeman, Scott, and Jon Herron. Evolutionary Analysis. 2d ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. |
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Futuyma, Douglas. Evolutionary Biology. 3d ed. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, Inc., 1998. |
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Perlman, Dan, and Glenn Adelson. Biodiversity: Exploring Values and Priorities in Conservation. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 1997. |
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Quammen, David. The Song of the Dodo. New York City: Touchstone, 1996. |
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Ridley, Matt. The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature. New York City: Penguin Books, 1993. |
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Weiner, Jonathan. The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time. New York City: Vintage Books, Random House, Inc., 1995. |
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Wilson, Edward O. The Diversity of Life--College Edition. New York City: W.W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1992. |
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Zihlman, Adrienne. The Human Evolution Coloring Book. 2d ed. New York City: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2000. |
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Articles |
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Grant, Peter. "Natural Selection and Darwin's Finches." Scientific American (October 1991): 82-86. |
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Videos |
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Scientific American Frontiers, Life's Really Big Questions. December 2000. |
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David Attenborough, In Paradise. 1996. (Depicts Wallace's work in the Malay Archipelago on sexual selection in birds). |
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What Darwin Never Saw (Grants' finch research in Galapagos; available from Kurtis Productions, 1-312-951-5700). |
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CD-ROM |
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Wilson, E.O, and D. L. Perlman. Conserving Earth's Biodiversity. Washington, DC: Island Press. 2000. |
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Software |
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The Blind Watchmaker v. 1.2 |
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