Students investigate natural selection and differential survival among divergent phenotypes of a population. Using everyday items , they model adaptations of camouflage and protective coloration in two very different environments.They...

Students construct a working definition of the word "evolution," and list the key points of Darwin's theory of natural selection. They create paper moths to help them explain the importance of camouflage and how it relates to natural...

Pupils use discussion questions, handout information and research topics to explore several issues related to natural selection and evolution. They examine Darwin's research on the finch and antibiotic resistance.

Students examine the principles of natural selection and explain how it is the basis of the theory of evolution.  In this natural selection activity students research the web on the theory of evolution. 

Students simulate the changes in a natural population of birds or other species. They establish baseline data of population fluctuation for a closed population with a stable food supply. They graph the data to complete their mutations.

An interview with Douglas Futuyma, renowned evolutionary scientist, explaining the theory of natural selection and how it steers toward evolution.

The complete original text of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

Scientific article explaining what natural selection is, and how it manifests itself through genetics and from generation to generation. Natural selection is compared to genetic drift, both of which cause evolution to occur. The limits...

Background information and slideshow presentation on creating the Origin of Species scientific manuscripts.

A detailed website that explains the history and process of classifying animals using evolutionary, molecular, and physical characteristics relationships. Website also contains information on evolution and evolutionary processes....

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An introduction to Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution by natural selection is offered for students. Meet the writers who influenced Darwin to develop his...

Learn about selective pressure and how genes are involved in adaptations by watching this video on pocket mice. The video focuses on the research of Dr. Michael Nachman, "whose work in the field and in the lab has quantified the...

Stebbins is a game about evolution. Students collect data as predators eating colored circles on a colored background, being careful to avoid the poisonous ones. Data analysis reveals how the population changes color over time, and can...

These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompany a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. This section is about Darwin, his travels, and his observations that led to "On The Origins Of Species."

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of the evolution of life and Darwin's theory of evolution.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the evolution of life.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes three of the four forces of evolution: mutation, gene flow, and genetic drift.

Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over evolution, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.