HMD HSS Biology 2012: Section 25.1: Vertebrate Origins

Chapter 25: Vertebrate Diversity

Section 25.1: Vertebrate Origins

Labs with Teacher Notes

Standard Lab: Homologies in Vertebrate Skeletons (PDF) | (Editable)

Worksheets

Reinforcement: Vertebrate Origins (PDF) | (Editable)

English Language Learners' Resources

Reinforcement in Spanish: Orígenes de los vertebrados
Section Quizzes in Spanish

Quizzes and Tests

Section Quiz (PDF) | (Editable)

Presentation Tools

Teaching Visuals: Chordate Anatomy
Teaching Visuals: Vertebrate Phylogeny
PowerPresentations: Vertebrate Origins
PowerNotes (PDF) | (Editable)
PowerNotes Answer Key

Animations and Simulations

Visual Concepts: Vertebrates
Visual Concepts: Comparing Exoskeletons and Endoskeletons
Visual Concepts: Anatomy of a Tunicate
Visual Concepts: Characteristics of Invertebrate Chordates
Visual Concepts: Parts of a Chordate

Interactive Review

Interactive Concept Map: Vertebrates
Self-Check

Resources by Unit

Interactive Teacher Edition

State-Specific Resources

Supplemental Teacher Materials