Evolution & Darwin

Go to these activities:

1. Visit the Evolution Lab from Biology in Motion
2. Play Darwin's Evolution Game
3. PBS Evolution - why are guppies so flashy?

Some other evolution games and activities if you have time later or at home:

• Extinct! - the plant evolution game. This game takes about 10 min. to play.
• The Monster Game - Make a monster with different attributes and see if it can survive in its habitat
• The Finch Game - this is a very short game

For the Classroom

The theory of evolution activity - BBC

Darwin’s theory of evolution explains how species of living things have changed over time. How does it work? Find out in this activity. Requires Adobe Flash

The Science of Evolution - 5-min. video in which Sean B. Carroll discusses the science of evolution and the field of evo-devo.

Understanding Evolution - From UC Berkeley. Includes an Evolution 101 section

News

Why zebras evolved their stripes

A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists. - BBC Feb. 2011

Evo in the News - archive from UC Berkeley's Evolution site

News about Evolution on NY Times