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Human Body
Light & Living Things
Cell Biology
Genetics
Evolution & History
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Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. 

Evolution     Charles Darwin

A simple branching diagram may be used to classify living groups of organisms by shared derived (original) characteristics and expanded to include fossil organisms.

 

Biological evolution accounts for the diversity of species developed through gradual processes over many generations. 

 
Systematics  PPT  PDF  Notes
Evolution  PPT  PDF   Notes
 
LIFE: A Journey Through Time A lyrical interpretation of life on Earth from its earliest beginnings to its present diversity by National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting
Cladogram PDF

Charles Darwin used reasoning in reaching his conclusion that natural selection is the mechanism of evolution.

 

Darwin  PPT  PDF  Notes

BrainPOP: Darwin

Independent lines of evidence from geology, fossils, and comparative anatomy provide the bases for the theory of evolution.

  Evidence for Evolution  PPT  PDF  Notes

Both genetic variation and environmental factors are causes of evolution and diversity of organisms.

  Natural Selection  PPT  PDF  Notes

BrainPOP: Natural Selection

Extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient for its survival.

 
Extinction  PPT PDF Notes
 
Did Humans Evolve? Video Clip from PBS
Crazy Adaptations Lab PDF
BrainPOP: Extinctions

Evidence from rocks allows us to understand the evolution of life on Earth.


Earth & Life History  

Evidence from rocks allows us to understand the evolution of life on Earth.

The rock cycle includes the formation of new sediment and rocks; and rocks are often found in layers, with the oldest generally on the bottom.

 
Evidence from Rocks  PPT PDF Notes
 
Rock Cycle Lab PDF
Stories  from the Fossil Record - UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
BrainPOP: Rock Cycle
Fossils in Time Lab PDF

Evidence from geologic layers and radioactive dating indicates Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and that life on this planet has existed for more than 3 billion years.

 
Relative Dating  PPT PDF Notes
Absolute Dating  PPT PDF Notes
 
BrainPOP: Carbon Dating
Relative Dating Lab PDF
Half-Life of Pennies Lab PDF

Movements of Earth's continental and oceanic plates through time, with associated changes in climate and geographic connections, have affected the past and present distribution of organisms.

 
How Earth Changes  PPT PDF Notes
 
Bathymetric Maps & Plate Tectonics PPT PDF Notes
Pangaea Flip Book  PDF
Significant developments and extinctions of plant and animal life can be explained on the geologic time scale.  
Life History PPT PDF Notes
 
Geological Timeline Activity  PDF
Understanding Geological Time - UCMP Berkeley  - a tour of geologic time
BrainPOP: Geological Timescale
The history of life on Earth has been disrupted by major catastrophic events, such as major volcanic eruptions or the impacts of asteroids.   Mass Extinctions  PPT PDF Notes

BrainPOP: Extinctions

   

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