Major Topics in this Unit:
Charles Darwin and his observations
Natural Selection
Sexual Selection
Evidence of evolution
Microevolution
Speciation
Essential Questions:
How does natural selection provide the mechanism for evolution of life?
What evidence is there that supports evolution?
How do the mechanisms of microevoltuion lead to changes in the allele frequency of a population?
How does Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium relate to evolution in populations?
How does speciation occur?
How can some species evolve together?
How can species become more similar or dissimilar over time?
Vocab for Evolution: Click here for the vocab list.
The most AMAZING Website to review evolution there is!
Early Earth Simulation (link)
Natural Selection Review Video:
Natural Selection: Quiet Crickets
Artificial Selection Comparisons:
Sexual Selection Videos: (Click below)
Birds of paradise Peacock Feathers
Mantis Dance Rattlesnake display
Peacock Spider Dance Grebes Water Dance
Misconceptions about Evolution: and another video
Evolution Games: (click below)
Mechanisms of Evolution Animation: (Flash blocked)
Miller-Urey Origin of Life Video:
Panspermia Origin of Life Video:
Microevolution Review Videos: (Click below)
5 Fingers- awesome review tool
Hardy Weinberg Videos: (Click below)