How evolution works – a gentle 12m cartoon video (from Kurz Gesagt – in a nutshell) and here is Natural Selection made easy in a 9m 48s video (from potholer54).
A simulation of Natural Selection:
Click to Run
Here’sDarwin’s Songfrom Horrible Histories and inWhat is Evolution?Biology teacher Ceri Evans gives a master class to students on what he says is arguably the greatest idea anybody ever had: evolution (28 mins). 2 more videos – James May’s things you need to know – Evolution (29m) & BBC Short CircuitTheory of Evolution(19m).
Finally, just for interest, a short (less than 5 minute) video clip from BBC iScience – Evolution of the Eye.
SELECTIVE BREEDING (ARTIFICAIL SELECTION)
This powerpoint covers Artificial Selection (selective breeding) – but we only need the first five slides:
For self-assessment questions, with exercises and discussions, just click on the correct topic at Biology GCSE & IGCSE Question Bank. A powerpoint can be downloaded from the same site here.Thes-cool revision sitelets you revise the topic, summarizes the topic & tests you on it. GCSE Bitesizehas revision pages (that take you through the topic), a test and an activity.
Here’s Penguins in peril: Inheritance – know your genetic jargon & ratios:
How evolution works – a gentle 12m cartoon video (from Kurz Gesagt – in a nutshell) and here is Natural Selection made easy in a 9m 48s video (from potholer54).
A simulation of Natural Selection:
Click to Run
Here’sDarwin’s Songfrom Horrible Histories and inWhat is Evolution?Biology teacher Ceri Evans gives a master class to students on what he says is arguably the greatest idea anybody ever had: evolution (28 mins). 2 more videos – James May’s things you need to know – Evolution (29m) & BBC Short CircuitTheory of Evolution(19m).
Finally, just for interest, a short (less than 5 minute) video clip from BBC iScience – Evolution of the Eye.
SELECTIVE BREEDING (ARTIFICAIL SELECTION)
This powerpoint covers Artificial Selection (selective breeding) – but we only need the first five slides:
Mr. Andersen uses chromosome beads to simulate both Mitosis & Meiosis (11m 53s):
A short, simple animation to show meiosisand two animated, narrated tutorials – one from McGraw Hill Education – Mitosis & Meiosis compared– and one from Sinauer Associates – Meiosis that also includes a quiz.
Scientific Eye – Reproduction & Genetics(a 19m video) and here is a 15m 25s video covering Variation, Selective Breeding & Classification from KS3 Bitesize:
What is Selective Breeding? – a 2m 30s video:
Super Cow Creators – these gigantic cows resemble bovine body-builders. See how breeders have achieved such amazing results (4m 44s).