Also Try Biotechnology Dinosaurs Books Darwin, Charles - Origin of Species (Talk Origins - Darwin) Provides the book that started the controversy about the origin of species and the theory of evolution. 9-02 Lesson Plans 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 Evolution and Physical Anthropology Lessons (Access Excellence) Provides simulations, exercises, resource materials, and lessons related to evolution and anthropology. 9-02 Fossils and Migration Patterns in Early Hominids (Access Excellence - Banister-Marx) "Discoveries of fossil hominids around the world have helped scientists to determine not only a likely origin for the human species, but also a migration path throughout the world." "Students need to have knowledge of latitude and longitude in order to plot the locations of the fossils sampled. Students would benefit greatly if they had some experience comparing the anatomy and relative ages of fossil hominids either from resin casts or from pictures." 9-02 News Anthropology News (Leakey Foundation) Provides news related to discoveries in anthropology. 5-02 Fossil of Earliest Land Walker Found (CNN) "A fossil found in 1971 has been newly identified as the earliest known animal built to walk on land, a salamanderlike creature that marked a previously unknown stage in the evolution of fish into the ancestors of all vertebrates alive today." "The toothy animal, Pederpes finneyae, lived between 348 million and 344 million years ago in what is now Scotland." 7-02 Skull 7 Million Years Old Challenges Human Origins (CNN - Walton) "A team of researchers in central Africa say they've uncovered what appears to be the earliest evidence of the human family ever found -- a skull, jawbone and teeth between 6 million and 7 million years old." "Chadian authorities are nicknaming the specimen 'Toumai,' a name usually given to babies born before the dry season in the region." The name of this earliest hominid is S. tchadensis. 7-02 Papers -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 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 Anthropology News (BecomingHuman.org) Summarizes key news every few months. 6-02 Birds (UCMP) Provides a study of the evolution of birds. 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. 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. 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. 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 Diseases, Evolution of (Scientific American - Neese and Williams) Provides a Darwinian theory of how diseases evolve, with implications for future medicine. 6-99 Diseases, Evolution of (Scientific American - Neese and Williams) Provides a Darwinian theory of how diseases evolve, with implications for future medicine. 6-99 Evolution - Concept and Examples (Athro, Limited) Provides an explanation of evolution as fact and theory. Also provides some examples. 12-00 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 Evolution - Theory and History (UCMP) Includes a history of different theories of evolution, organized by author, period, and subject. Evolution Concepts (PBS.org) Provides papers on change, extinction, survival, and other key concepts of evolution. 6-02 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 Evolution Theory (Talk Origins) Provides key elements of evolution theory and arguments by creationists against the evidence provided. 9-02 Evolution and Creationism (Theatres of Learning - Dalby and Stewart) Provides a description of the scientific method and shows how the theory of evolution follows it. Shows that the "new earth" version of creationism violates the scientific method to reach its conclusions. Argues that, because the new earth version of scientific creationism violates the scientific method, it is not a scientific approach to discovering truth. Points out that belief in a creator is not in conflict with science, but some arguments of new earth creationism are in conflict with science. Editor's Note - The authors claim (in the introduction) to be taking an impartial approach. This is only true if the question is "Which approach, evolution or new earth creationism, conforms better with science?" The essay argues that the scientific method, not religious beliefs, should be the basis for comparing the theory of evolution with new earth creationism. However, new earth creationists would argue that the Bible should be the basis for comparison. 9-02 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 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 First Hominids - Six Million Years Old (Leakey Foundation) Discusses Orrorin and other recent discoveries of the oldest hominid fossils. 5-02 First Hominids - Six Million Years Old (Origins of Humankind - McKie) Discusses the reason that the oldest hominid fossil, Orrorin tugenensis, was bipedal or walked on two legs. "So they must have learnt to walk in the trees, using branches to help them adopt an upright manner. As the team point out, Orrorin had curved hand and arm bones, typical of a creature that used to hang on to vines and creepers as it moved about." 5-02 First Hominids - Six Million Years Old (PBS) Discusses the oldest hominid fossil, Orrorin tugenensis, discovered by Martin Pickford and Brigitte Senut and their colleagues. "Orrorin has created incredible debate, but what else could we expect from a candidate for our earliest ancestor, the first human?" 5-02 First Hominids - Six Million Years Old (Time - Robinson) Discusses the oldest hominid fossil, Orrorin tugenensis. "Indeed, suggests Haile-Selassie, while Orrorin may be one of the earliest chimps or an ape that became extinct, it could also turn out to be the last common ancestor of humans and chimps—a creature paleontologists have been dreaming of finding for decades." 5-02 Food for Pre-Humans (ABCNews - Chang) Describes food eaten by pre-humans. 3-01 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 Gould, John Jay (MSNBC - Dateline) Discusses the contributions of the paleontologist to evolution theory. 5-02 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 Horse Evolution (Hunt) Provides a detailed presentation of the evolution of the horse. 2-01 Human Evolution - First Humans (Liozos) Provides pictures of fossils and artifacts believed to be early forms of humans. 5-00 Human Evolution Tree (Erwin) Humans Came from One Species (ScienceDaily.com) Summarizes a finding that all humans evolved from one species of Homo erectus. 6-02 Logic - Uses and Misuses of Logic (Theatres of Learning - Dalby and Stewart) Provides types of logic and misuses of logic, with the theory of evolution as the example of how logic can be used and misused. 9-02 Mammals - Evolution (EnchantedLearning) Provides a description of the evolution of mammals and includes links to key changes. 3-00   Scopes Evolution "Monkey" Trial (University of Virginia) Timeline of Human Evolution (Washington State University) Provides a proposed sequence of human evolution. Whale Evolution (EnchantedLearning.com) Includes a description of the evolution of the whale. 10-00 Research Evolution - Research on Mechanisms (Nature - Gee) Provides results of research to understand how species diverge over time. 5-00

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