Evolution

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AQA (Showing 4 of 6 available)

BBC BiteSize: Evolution and EnvironmentWeb link
BBC online resource providing learners (and teachers) with basic information on the theory of evolution and extinction, including peppered moths, fossils and antibiotic resistance.
yTeach: Laws of evolution and speciationWeb link
Website from yTeach with narrated animations and tasks about evolution. Some content may fall outside the scope of the syllabus but nevertheless provides useful information for the teacher.
Natural History Museum: Evolution - The Great DebateWeb link
Natural History Museum website on evolution. Includes videos explaining the evidence and the development of the theory.
Natural History Museum: The importance of biodiversityWeb link
Natural History Museum website on biodiversity and extinction, including links to information, videos and animations.

Edexcel (Showing 5 of 6 available)

UPD8: Human EvolutionWeb link
Discussion on the evolution of humans from small family groups of hunter-gatherers to the complex societies we live in today.
Charles Darwin - The Origin of SpeciesWeb link
Darwin's Origin of the Species in a complete version on the internet.
Natural History Museum L.A.: Feeding Behaviours of MammalsWeb link
Los Angeles Natural History Museum web source describing mammalian adaptations for survival.
BBC: Feeding Behaviours - Chimpanzees hunting with spearsWeb link
BBC article on tool use in chimpanzees, showing how they are using tools to help them forage and feed in the jungle.
New Scientist: Feeding Behaviours - bright birds make their own toolsWeb link
New Scientist editorial on tool use in crows, detailing how these birds are using tools to help them feed.

Learning Activity (Showing 3 of 4 available)

Biological Hangman: BBC GCSE BitesizeWeb link
Interactive biological hangman from the BBC GCSE Bitesize website. Useful for last minute revision. Blanks for biological words are generated at random, when the student guesses the correct letters or...
Your genes: Science museum resourceWeb link
Science museum webpage with well illustrated factsheets on genes and human behaviour, human evolution, genes and health, studying genes and DNA and genes and inheritance.
Natural History Museum: Exploring biodiversity - an introduction to patterns of UK biodiversityWeb link
Natural History Museum webpage providing activities and games for learners covering the topic of biodiversity and ecosystems.

OCR (Showing 17 of 19 available)

BBC BiteSize: Evolution and EnvironmentWeb link
BBC online resource providing learners (and teachers) with basic information on the theory of evolution and extinction, including peppered moths, fossils and antibiotic resistance.
Natural History Museum: Evolution - The Great DebateWeb link
Natural History Museum website on evolution. Includes videos explaining the evidence and the development of the theory.
yTeach: Laws of evolution and speciationWeb link
Website from yTeach with narrated animations and tasks about evolution. Some content may fall outside the scope of the syllabus but nevertheless provides useful information for the teacher.
Natural History Museum: Exploring biodiversity - an introduction to patterns of UK biodiversityWeb link
Natural History Museum webpage providing activities and games for learners covering the topic of biodiversity and ecosystems.
Natural History Museum: The importance of biodiversityWeb link
Natural History Museum website on biodiversity and extinction, including links to information, videos and animations.
New Scientist: Feeding Behaviours - bright birds make their own toolsWeb link
New Scientist editorial on tool use in crows, detailing how these birds are using tools to help them feed.
BBC: Feeding Behaviours - Chimpanzees hunting with spearsWeb link
BBC article on tool use in chimpanzees, showing how they are using tools to help them forage and feed in the jungle.
Natural History Museum L.A.: Feeding Behaviours of MammalsWeb link
Los Angeles Natural History Museum web source describing mammalian adaptations for survival.
What is antibiotic resistance?Web link
Animation from Sumanas Inc. explaining the evolution of bacteria strains that are antibiotic resistant.
Charles Darwin - The Origin of SpeciesWeb link
Darwin's Origin of the Species in a complete version on the internet.
UPD8: Human EvolutionWeb link
Discussion on the evolution of humans from small family groups of hunter-gatherers to the complex societies we live in today.
Scientific Names: TaxonomyWeb link
Webpages containing information about how animals/plants are classified with examples.
Point mutations as a source of variation in organismsWeb link
Narrated animation explaining the disadvantages and advantages of point mutations in populations.
Sequence of proteins and point mutationsWeb link
Narrated animation explaining the biology behind point mutations .
Spontaneous and induced point mutationsWeb link
Narrated animation explaining the concept of point mutations and how they arise.
PBS: Dogs that changed the world: Selective breeding problemsWeb link
Webpage with video on how humans bred 'purebreed' dogs leading to health problems.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Videos - EvolutionWeb link
Online videos about evolution. Detailed and long in duration: more suitable for teachers. From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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