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The Evolution project is a seven-part television series, a companion book, a far-reaching educational initiative, and a content-rich Web site. This extensive site offers resources for students, teachers, and the curious public-at-large. | |
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Darwin | |
| Show 1: Darwin's Dangerous Idea | ||
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Darwin's
Diary (interactive biography) Low-Bandwidth Version Delve into the private thoughts of a reluctant revolutionary. |
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the Name of Darwin (illustrated essay) Racism and bigotry are linked, unjustly, to Darwin. Learn why. |
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| An Origin of Species (interactive activity) Low-Bandwidth Version Witness for yourself how a new species can evolve. |
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| Change | ||
| Show 2: Great Transformations | ||
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in the Family (game) Low-Bandwidth Version Test your skills at judging who's who on the tree of life. |
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Time (timeline) Low-Bandwidth Version Explore 4 billion years of life on Earth. |
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Grand Design (illustrated essay) Are nature's complex forms evidence of "intelligent design"? |
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| Extinction | ||
| Show 3: Extinction! | ||
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Killed the Dinosaurs? (interactive activity) Low-Bandwidth Version Find clues to one of life's most compelling mysteries. |
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Modern Mass Extinction? (roundtable) Are we in the midst of one? And if so, did we trigger it? |
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| Survival | ||
| Show 4: The Evolutionary Arms Race | ||
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Reef Connections (interactive activity) Low-Bandwidth Version Dive in and explore what makes this beautiful world so fragile. |
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| Microbe
Clock (simulation) Low-Bandwidth Version Learn how deadly microbes outpace medical breakthroughs. |
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Evolving Enemy (roundtable) Experts discuss how we can stop deadly, drug-resistant microbes. |
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| Sex | ||
| Show 5: Why Sex? | ||
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and the Single Guppy (simulation) Low-Bandwidth Version Play in our streams and see how exhibitionism has an evolutionary payoff. |
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Mating Game (game) Low-Bandwidth Version Help our contestants pass their genes down the evolutionary line. |
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Advantage of Sex (illustrated essay) Why did sex evolve? The likely answers may surprise you. |
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Love in Our DNA? (poll) Did evolution shape your taste in a mate? Take our poll. |
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| Humans | ||
| Show 6: The Mind's Big Bang | ||
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of Humankind (timeline) Low-Bandwidth Version Examine an 6-million-year-old fossil record. |
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by Design (poll) Should we attempt to control our heredity? Take our poll. |
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Intelligent Life Inevitable? (poll) Does intelligence have to look human? Decide for yourself. |
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of the Bones (interactive activity) Low-Bandwidth Version Piece together clues to how one of our early ancestors looked. |
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| Religion | ||
| Show 7: What About God? | ||
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and Faith (roundtable) How can we reconcile evolution and religion? |
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Revolution (timeline) Low-Bandwidth Version Explore the rise of a revolutionary idea and the controversies that surround it. |
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| Evolution Library | ||
| Project resources, including video and audio segments, interviews, images, and source documents, plus external Web links and book and video references, all organized according to these topics: | ||
| What Is Science? | ||
| Age of Darwin | ||
| Evolution Since Darwin | ||
| Adaptation and Natural Selection | ||
| Evolution of Diversity | ||
| Deep Time/History of Life | ||
| Human Evolution | ||
| Evidence of Evolution | ||
| Why Evolution Matters | ||
| Science, Faith, and Politics | ||
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| Teachers and Students | ||
| Multimedia resources to help you learn about and teach evolution. | ||
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| Online Course for Teachers: Teaching Evolution | ||
| Examine major evolutionary concepts, explore teaching methodologies, and address obstacles to teaching in this eight-session professional development course. | ||
| What Is the Nature of Science? | ||
| How Does Darwin's Theory of Evolution Illustrate the Process of Science? | ||
| What Is the Evidence for Evolution? | ||
| What Are the Processes for Evolution? | ||
| How Did Humans Evolve? Is Evolution Still Happening? | ||
| How Can You Address Student Misconceptions about Evolution? | ||
| How Can You Use Active Learning to Teach Evolution? | ||
| How Can You Deal with Controversy? | ||
| Online Lessons for Students: Learning Evolution | ||
| Seven online lessons help students understand evolution and the nature of science. | ||
| What Is the Nature of Science? | ||
| Who Was Charles Darwin? | ||
| What Is the Evidence for Evolution? | ||
| How Does Evolution Work? | ||
| How Did Humans Evolve? | ||
| Why Does Evolution Matter Now? | ||
| Why Is Evolution Controversial? | ||
| Videos for Teachers: Teaching Evolution Case Studies | ||
| Four 15-minute videos highlight effective strategies for teaching evolution in real classrooms across the country. | ||
| Videos for Students: Evolving Ideas | ||
| Seven short videos combine storytelling and science to spur classroom discussions about evolution. | ||
| Teacher's Guide | ||
| Free, 40-page guide includes engaging, curriculum-based activities and multimedia resources on science and evolution. Available in PDF version, or request a printed copy. | ||
| About the TV Series | ||
| Frequently Asked Questions | ||
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