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The intent of this website is to give teachers a background understanding of evolution, opening the door by giving them strategies for teaching and responding to misconceptions and roadblocks. The heart of the site is Evolution 101, which can serve as a primer to evolutionary theory or an intensive course in the nitty gritty details of speciation, micro- and macroevolution, and ongoing research into how evolution happens. The site is replete with practical examples of how evolution impacts our daily lives, including lesson plans about bunny breeding, the problem of antibiotic resistance in disease organisms, and the conservation and breeding of endangered species.
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| Subject keyword(s) | Astronomy, Biology, Earth science, Education (General), Geoscience, Life Science, Natural history, Paleontology, Paleontology -- Research, Paleontology -- Study and teaching, Science, Science -- Paleontology, Space Science, Space sciences |
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| Grade level | Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Informal Education |
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| Resource type | Collection |
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| Resource format | text, text/html |
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| Rights | Copyright 2004 by The University of California Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, and the Regents of the University of California. All materials appearing on the UCMP Web Servers may not be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without prior written permission of the publisher and in no case for profit. |
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| Title | Internet Scout Project |
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| Link | http://scout.wisc.edu/ |
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| Description | The Internet Scout Report provides evaluation and annotation of high-quality online resources, particularly those that will be of value to the education community. Each resource is selected, researched, and annotated by a team of professional librarians and subject-matter experts, who evaluate sites on the basis of their content, authority, upkeep, presentation, availability, and cost. Published since 1994, the Report is one of the internet's oldest and most respected publications. The Internet Scout Project is part of the College of Letters and Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
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| Title | DLESE Community Collection |
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| Link | http://www.dlese.org/ |
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| Description | The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) mission is to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth System, by developing, managing, and providing access to high-quality educational resources and supporting services through a community-based, distributed digital library. Intended users include students, educators and citizens of all ages, in both formal and informal learning environments. The collection favors resources that convey linkages and connections; the general with the specific, theory with evidence, global with local, and that demonstrate the application of science to solving real world problems. This includes providing access to Earth data sets and imagery, and the tools and interfaces that enable their effective use. DLESE resources are community-contributed, by individuals, organizations, and formal collection efforts. |
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search | glossary | home Take our site tour, find out what's new, or subscribe for updates. Our in-depth course on the science of evolution. The ultimate resource for teachers. A browsable archive of articles, tutorials, interactive investigations and more. Quick links: Main page Mechanisms | Microevolution Macroevolution | Speciation Quick links: Main page K-2 | 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 | Undergraduate Teaching resource database Quick links: Main page What is evolution and how does it work? What is the evidence for evolution? Hybrid sharks aren't "trying" to adapt - February 2012 Last month, biologists announced the discovery of hybrid sharks in Australian waters. The new sharks may not warrant a marine park attraction they look much like their closely-related parent species but do represent an unexpected twist of biology and evolution. This is the first time that scientists have found evidence of shark hybridization an event that was thought to be rare because, unlike the many fish that simply release eggs and sperm into the water, sharks mate. Clearly, though, the widely-distributed common blacktip shark and the Australian blacktip shark (which is restricted to northern and eastern Australia) have few qualms about each other: 57 apparently healthy hybrid individuals were discovered in the first investigation of these animals. What does this mean for the future evolution of blacktip sharks? Read the rest of the story | See the Evo in the News archive How to survive a mass extinction: The work of David Jablonski David Jablonski researches how patterns of evolution relate to mass extinctions. Why are some species doomed while others survive? Why the eye? Eyes are clearly incredibly useful, but where did the eye come from? How did so many animals evolve eyes and why do they look so different? This case study answers these questions. Using trees to understand plants: The work of Chelsea Specht This research profile examines how the scientist Chelsea Specht studies plant evolution in order to understand the basis of diversity. Biological warfare and the coevolutionary arms race Dr. Edmund D. Brodie, Jr. explores the ten-thousand year evolutionary battle between toxic newts and the snakes who dine on them. Home | About | Copyright | Credits | Contact | Subscribe | Translations Read how others have recognized the Understanding Evolution website. This site was created by the University of California Museum of Paleontology with support provided by the National Science Foundation (grant no. 0096613) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (grant no. 51003439).
