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Lesson Plans

1. Adaptation and Evolution Lesson (British Columbia Ministry of Education)
   Provides a lesson on adaptation and evolution for the 11th grade level. The materials are called an Integrated Resource Package. 2-01

Papers

1. -Anthropology (Foley)
   Provides a cohesive set of fossil examples that support the theory of human evolution. Also, by fossil case, provides creationist arguments against the evolution explanation. 2-01
2. Anthropology Glossary (About.com - Christensen)
   Provides a glossary of key terms and concepts in anthropology. Terms are described with essays elaborating important issues. 2-01
3. Birds (UCMP)
   Provides a study of the evolution of birds.
4. Classification of Hominids 1a - Ardipithecus ramidus (Foley)
   Provides a paragraph. Ramidus lived 4 - 5 million years ago and may be a link in human evolution.
5. Classification of Hominids 1b - Ardipithecus ramidus (PBS)
   Provides a drawing and a paragraph. Also provides a timeline on human evolution. Ramidus lived 4 - 5 million years ago and may be a link in human evolution.
6. Classification of Hominids 1c - Australopithecus anamensis (Foley)
   Provides a paragraph. Anamensis lived 4.2 - 3.9 million years ago and may be a link in human evolution.
7. Creationism - Argument For (Taylor)
   Provides a religious argument for why the theory of evolution must be discarded in favor of a creationist point of view. 11-99
8. Diseases, Evolution of (Scientific American - Neese and Williams)
   Provides a Darwinian theory of how diseases evolve, with implications for future medicine. 6-99
9. Diseases, Evolution of (Scientific American - Neese and Williams)
   Provides a Darwinian theory of how diseases evolve, with implications for future medicine. 6-99
10. Evolution - Concept and Examples (Athro, Limited)
    Provides an explanation of evolution as fact and theory. Also provides some examples. 12-00
11. Evolution - Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science (National Academy Press)
    Provides a rationale for why evolution must be taught as part of teaching about science and the scientific method, despite controversy. Includes examples on how to approach the topic and presents facts used in teaching about evolution as part of scientific inquiry. 5-00
12. Evolution - Theory and History (UCMP)
    Includes a history of different theories of evolution, organized by author, period, and subject.
13. Evolution Resistance (Christian Science Monitor - Coeyman)
    Reports on the struggle in some states about whether creationism or evolution should be taught in science classes. 10-00
14. Evolution of Humans - A New Genus (National Geographic Society - Krause)
    Reports of a second genus of early humans. The name of the new hominid is Kenyanthropus platyops. 3-01
15. Evolutionary Taxonomy (About.com - Christensen)
    Provides a short explanation on how fossils are classified. Uses technical terminology appropriate for high school level students or above. 2-01
16. Exobiology (Microsoft - Encarta)
    Discusses exobiology, the study of "the origin, evolution and distribution of life in the universe." 7-00
17. Food for Pre-Humans (ABCNews - Chang)
    Describes food eaten by pre-humans. 3-01
18. Genetics Help With the Study of Fast Evolution of Crabs (National Geographic Society - Krause)
    Describes how the rapid evolution of the Jamaican tree crab was studied with the help of genetic material. 1-02
19. Homo Erectus Found to be One Species (Scientific American)
    Describes discover of a million year old Homo erectus fossil, indicating that the same species evolved from 1.7 million years ago to the present. 1-02
20. Horse Evolution (Hunt)
    Provides a detailed presentation of the evolution of the horse. 2-01
21. Human Evolution - First Humans (Liozos)
    Provides pictures of fossils and artifacts believed to be early forms of humans. 5-00
22. Human Evolution Tree (Erwin)
23. Mammals - Evolution (EnchantedLearning)
    Provides a description of the evolution of mammals and includes links to key changes. 3-00  
24. Scopes Evolution "Monkey" Trial (University of Virginia)
25. Timeline of Human Evolution (Washington State University)
    Provides a proposed sequence of human evolution.
26. Whale Evolution (EnchantedLearning.com)
    Includes a description of the evolution of the whale. 10-00

Research

1. Evolution - Research on Mechanisms (Nature - Gee)
   Provides results of research to understand how species diverge over time. 5-00