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SPO VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Who were the main contributors to pre-Darwinian explanations of evolution? How did they explain how living things change over time?
- How do you think Darwin came up with his explanation of evolution?
- Explain is natural selection.
- What did Darwin mean by the term "fitness"?
- Explain the difference between natural and artificial selection. Describe two examples of artificial selection.
EVOLUTION LECTURE POWERPOINT
- Student's Introduction to Evolution Lecture PPT Show
PRINTING:The best way to print out the PowerPoint Show is to download the PDF version. Select Print, and, when the Print screen comes up, go to Print Handling options. Under Page Scaling, select "Multiple pages per sheet", Under Pages per sheet, select "2". That uses up less paper, placing two slides on each page.
Intro to Evolution Lecture Materials
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are the Introduction to Evolution Lecture materials of the Virtual General Biology Classroom.
The resources below have been developed for and are used in an actual college biology course.
The Biological Cell Lecture materials include:
- learning objectives
- PowerPoint lecture
- homework
- additional readings
Charles Darwin, circa 1880
EVOLUTION HOMEWORK
"Darwinvaganza"
The Radiolab episode, "Darwinvaganza", which aired in February 2009, celebrates the 200 year anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin by exploring the origin of "The Origin of Species".
- "Darwinvaganza" Radiolab Episode
- "Darwinvaganza" Homework Assignment
Domestication of Russian Silver Foxes
The Radiolab episode "New Nice" presents an excellent example of the study of evolution through experiments in artificial selection of Russian silver foxes. Listen to the episode and then answer the questions on the assignment. The PPT can be used to show relevant images while playing the podcast.
- "New Nice" Radiolab Episode
- "New Nice" Artificial Selection HW Assignment
- "New Nice" Radiolab Episode PowerPoint [Printable PDF File]
EVOLUTION "Class Notes" READINGS
RECOMMENDED VIDEOS
- Evolution & Charles Darwin NOVA video.
- Your Inner Fish, PBS series with Neil Shubin.
You have FREE access to a large collection of materials used in a college-level introductory biology course. The Virtual Biology Classroom provides a wide range of free educational resources including PowerPoint Lectures, Study Guides, Review Questions & Practice Test Questions.
MORE EVOLUTION RESOURCES
- Understanding Evolution website from University of California Museum of Paleontology.
- Evolution website from PBS.
- Fun Interactive Evolution Activity from the BBC's GCSE Bitesize.
- "Origins: How Life Began", video from NOVA.
- NOVA Evolution website from PBS.
- Interactive Evolution Timeline from John Kyrk.
- Charles Darwin Biography episode.
- Voyage of the Beagle, by Charles Darwin. Audio reading from LibriVox.
- "In Defense of Darwin" Radiolab episode featuring Richard Dawkins.
Russian Silver Fox
Vulpes vulpes