Adaptations of Life Over Time
Links to Useful Resources
Links to Useful Resources
Introduction to Genetics Vocabulary (video vocab links):
Gene (watch video from beginning)
Homozygous/Heterozygous & Punnett Squares
Additional Genetics Links:
Mendel's Pea Plant and Genetics - TED-Ed
Adaptations Vocabulary (video vocab links):
Evolution
Species (stop at 1:53)
Additional Adaptation Links:
Peppered Moths and Natural Selection
Who Wants to Live a Million Years?
Natural Selection Simulation (Grabbers)
Choose from the following links to find examples of different types of adaptations (behavioral, structural, physiological). Use these to complete the Biological Adaptations chart.
- The Amazing Journey - Monarch Butterfly (watch 1:20-7:02)
- The Amazing Journey - Gray Whale (watch 12:25-19:48)
- The Amazing Journey - Red Crab (watch 19:50-25:52)
- The Amazing Journey - Zebra/Wildebeest (watch 25:57-31:16)
- The Amazing Journey - Geese (watch 7:02-12:22)
- BBC One - Emperor Penguin Huddle
- BBC Wildlife - Seal Dive Response
- HHMI Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes - Ice Fish
- Love Nature - Zebra Stripes
- Most Extreme - Water Bear
- National Geographic - King Cobra Venom
- BBC Earth - Bioluminescence Anglerfish
- Science Magazine - Bombardier Beetle
- PBS - Venus Fly Trap
- HHMI - Tuskless Elephants
Handouts
Handouts