Students are introduced to natural selection, specifically how it unfolds from generation to generation.

In this lesson, students formulate explanations and models that simulate structural and biochemical data as they investigate the misconception that humans evolved from apes.

In this lab activity, students will compare two sample populations of sunflower seeds. Comparison of the two populations will be done through the generation of a histogram for each population. In completing this activity students will understand that scientists can demonstrate a selection event by data collection and graphical analysis of a population.

This online tutorial defines and explains endosymbiosis through a description of the relationship between amoebae and bacteria. Students will also learn the role endosymbiosis played in the evolution of eukaryotes and how endosymbiosis hsa changed our view of the branching pattern on the tree of life.

In this lesson, students describe, measure, and compare cranial casts from contemporary apes, modern humans, and fossil hominids to discover some of the similarities and differences between these forms and to see the pattern leading to modern humans.

Students will explore the concept of genetic disease through the lenses of inheritance, natural selection, and genetic modification and gene therapy. Students will develop an understanding of connections between these concepts and be able to explain these connections. Finally, students will create a "Ted Talk" style video that other students will watch to learn about a specific genetic disease.

Students will create a simple model of natural selection. Then, they will have a better understanding of how natural selection changes a population.

Students are asked to formulate a hypothesis, and collect and analyze real research data to understand how quickly natural selection can act on a population. This activity supports the film The Origin of Species: Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree.

This video discusses the connection between the infectious parasitic disease malaria and the genetic disease sickle cell anemia.

In this lesson, by solving a logic puzzle, students will learn about the speciation of the Galápagos mockingbirds, a group of birds which heavily influenced Darwin's grand idea of evolution through natural selection. With all of the necessary evidence provided, students can practice reading and constructing a branching diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among this group of birds.

Students interpret molecular diagrams and build physical models of eukaryotic gene regulation in this hands-on activity.

This advanced lesson describes the role of mutations in the birth and death of genes. Questions challenge students to synthesize information and apply what they learn regarding how genes are gained and lost through evolutionary time. Background information, examples, video clips, and animations are also included.

This is a board game that simulates natural selection. In th simulation, students will look at the evolution of two traits, camoflauge in a prey population and visual acuity in predators.

Students analyze amino acid data and draw conclusions about the evolution of coat color phenotypes in different rock pocket mouse populations.

This resource is a compilation of text, videos, and other elements to create a scaffolded 5E learning experience for students. In this lesson, students will identify some changes in genetic traits that have occurred over several generations through natural selection and selective breeding.

This lesson supports viewing of the short film The Beak of the Finch. Students watch segments of the film and then engage in discussion, make predictions, create mathematical models of data, and use multiple sources and types of evidence to develop arguments for the evolution of Darwin’s finches.

In this lesson, students will analyze Ebola sequences that were obtained from patients in Sierra Leone during the 2013–2016 outbreak in West Africa. Students are challenged to place sequences into groups based on similarities to determine the transmission history of the virus. Students then compare their results to those of scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, who followed a similar procedure at the beginning of the outbreak. This lesson is meant to be used in conjunction with the video: "Natural Selection in an Outbreak."

Students will consider an imaginary scenario in which changes in an environment may impact the survival of a population of Easter bunnies.

Students will take on the role of both research biologists and predators to simulate how envrionmental conditions affect and change a population of model frogs and traits. Students will encounter the impacts of mutations and changes to the environment affecting the survival as well.