Meet Darwin in the Tree of Life Game!

Click here to play a time machine game where you travel to London in 1840 and meet Charles Darwin! You have to download UnityWebPlayer to play the game so make sure you have permission from your parents.

What did you think of the game?

Natural Selection in the Galapagos Islands

Click here to view an animation that shows natural selection occurring on a small island called Daphne Major in the Galapagos. 

Why were the large-beaked finches able to survive the drought that occurred on Daphne Major in 1977? Why did the average beak size return to normal after the drought in 1977?

Click here to view a second animation about a fictional organism called the pollenpeeper. Witness how the pollenpeeper evolves as you observe natural selection and adaptive radiation in action.

Evolution of Organelles

Click here to view an animation that explains the Endosymbiotic Theory. It's hard to believe that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once independent cells! What do you think?

Evidence of Evolution - The Fossil Record

Click here to try a simulation that investigates how scientists piece together events in the Earth's history. How did you do?

Co - Evolution

In order to survive and reproduce, each organism must adapt to its physical environment, as well as to the other organisms in that environment it shares relationships with. As you dive through Australia's Great Barrier Reef in this Evolution Web feature, you'll discover relationships that have evolved between the resident organisms. Some are predators and prey; others compete for space, food, or mates; and still others are dependent or codependent on each other. 

Can you identify examples of co-evolution that occur in the Great Barrier Reef?

Evolution Games!

Sea Monsters Adventure Game - Can you survive the seven deadliest seas of all time in this game? Take the plunge!


Big Al Game - Eat enough to grow from a hatchling to an adult male Allosaurus. There are four levels to progress through as you gain more weight. At the start of each level you will be asked a question. How you answer will affect your life as Big Al.


How did you do? Did you enjoy the games? Were they helpful in understanding the principles of evolution?

Evolution Videos from Class

Click here to view the evolution videos from class. Which video was your favorite? Most helpful? Why??

Natural Selection Animation

Click here to complete an animation about natural selection. You will play the role of a GOONEY BIRD. GOONEY BIRDS eat UNIQUE bugs and always capture the first bug they see. There are 3 rounds of hunting. You have to capture a specific number of bugs in each round. Remember to capture the FIRST bug you see! At the end of the 3 rounds, you will see the colors of the surviving and captured bugs.


What traits allowed the offspring to survive? What colors were most commonly represented by the surviving bugs? What colors were most commonly represented by the captured bugs? What explains this difference in color?