Understanding Evolution For Teachers

Welcome to the Understanding Evolution website for teachers. This site is divided into the following areas:

Learning Evolution

• Nature of Science: Review the essentials of how science works.
  
• Evolution 101: Explore the central ideas of biological evolution.
  
• Evidence: Examine the evidence relating to evolution.
  
• Relevance of Evolution: Discover the importance of evolution in our daily lives.
  
• Misconceptions: Delve into the misconceptions that cloud public understanding of evolution.
  
• History of Evolutionary Thought: Trace the history of evolutionary concepts.

Teaching Evolution

• Teaching Evolution: Focus on the basic concepts for teaching evolution and find lesson plans for your classroom.
  
• Overcoming Roadblocks: Identify strategies to overcome potential roadblocks to the teaching of evolution.
  
• Potential Pitfalls: Avoid common mistakes by reading this primer on pitfalls.
  
• Understanding Evolution Home: Our one stop source for information on evolution. This site has content geared for all readers, not just teachers.