Science Education and Outreach

We equip teachers with the knowledge and resources they need to accurately teach evolution, climate change, and the nature of science.

NCSE's Evolution Story Shorts provide a new, teacher-friendly take on Next Generation Science Standards storylines. These shorter instructional units engage students in the three dimensions to resolve one or more common misconceptions within one to two weeks of instructional time.

Learn more about NCSE Story Shorts.
Check out our Climate Change Story Shorts.

Below are links to NCSE's first four Evolution Story Shorts. The links take you to Google Drive folders where you'll find all the resources you need to get started.

The Origin (and Conservation) of a Species

Essential question: What is a species and why is it so difficult to define?

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Evolution of Horses

Essential question: What caused changes in horse species over the past 50 million years?

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The Human Story

Essential question: What can different types of scientific evidence tell us about human evolution?

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Pathogens and Vaccines

Essential question: Why is a flu vaccine recommended every year but we don’t need a measles vaccine every year?

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Evolution Story Shorts Credits