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Record: 993
Classical Genetics: A set of slides and animations describing inheritance and molecular genetics.

Record: 1032
Evolution and Systematics - a paper on evolutionary theory.
Record: 1129
Evolution at the Royal Ontario Museum. Field Trip to the ROM
Record: 1130
Evolution at the Toronto Zoo. This file is a set of questions for students to complete during a field trip to the Toronto Zoo.
Record: 1136
"Evolution Webquest. This webquest addresses the topic of evolution by first asking students to discuss a series of statements about evolution such as ""According to the theory of Evolution humans descended from monkeys"". They then research Evolution and prepare an informative web page to be posted on the internet for other students."

Record: 1143
Case Study on effects of taking chemical substances to enhance performance. This is a table that contains a number of drugs that can affect homeostatic mechanisms of the human body. Students will be challenged to find out in what way they work.

Record: 1144
"Application of feedback systems. A brief note on applications of feedback systems in homeostasis. This includes an STSE question that may help the student relate concepts learned in class to the ""real world""."
Record: 1145
Human Evolution. Online textbook with excellent background information on human evolution. Index Page.

Record: 1147
PBS. Evolution a journey into where we're from and where we're going. This site is completely exhaustive in its coverage of various aspects regarding evolution. It comes complete with lesson plans, teacher resources, multimedia files, downloadable documents, and resources in pdf format. If you are unsure how you might deliver this unit, then this site will provide you with many excellent ideas.
Record: 1150
Adaptations to Niches and Habitats . Index to NSTA. This site provides some excellent ideas on how a teacher may deliver some key concepts related to fitness and variation. Some of the activities are challenging.

Record: 1154
Structures that Reveal Common Ancestry. Index to NSTA. Resources provided by the NSTA act as excellent reference material for a teacher designing their course. Even though these lessons are written for Grade 9s there are still excellent ideas here that can be adapted.
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EVOLUTION LESSONS. This site provides innumerable lesson material in the subject of evolution and related concepts. This site has been specifically put together for teachers of high school to aid them with the delivery of this topic. This is a wonderful site chock full of lessons that should meet any teacher's teaching style.
Record: 1161
Natural Selection and Genetic Drift Modeling Exercise. This website provides the students with an opportunity to simulate genetic drift or natural selection for a population of peppered moths and other various animals and plants. Good tie in with technology and correlation with math modeling systems

Record: 1162
"Should Dinosaurs Be ""Cloned"" from Ancient DNA? Using cooperative learning and role-playing students explore the scientific technical environmental and ethical issues related to the possibility of ""cloning"" dinosaurs from DNA extracted from fossilized dinosaur remains. Includes teachers notes and expected responses for the case study."
Record: 1186
Human Evolution. The Fossil Evidence in 3D. An excellent display of 3D skulls that can be used to supplement models used in class.

Record: 1342
Evolution: A collection of expectations that students are required to know by the end of the unit. Vocabulary list and questions are included in the package. An optional visit to the ROM in Toronto

Record: 1528
A Natural History of You: Teacher notes on this activity It's one thing to discuss the nuances of evolutionary theory in theory, but it's another thing to actually observe, handle, and explore the physical products of "descent with modification." This activity was designed to reinforce principles in contemporary evolutionary thought through student inquiry, as well as to provide a potential framework to explore all strands within the biology curricula from cells and systems to the diversity of life, and even to specific units like respiration. By Marcus Kumala. First published in the June Crucible 2008
Record: 1554
This is a review of a commercial molecular genetics kit on bacterial transformation and its use in a biology classroom. The kit allows students to insert a jellyfish gene that makes a fluorescent protein into bacterial cells. This article contains a link to an instructional PDF with safety recommendations from the manufacturer.