Evolution + Ecology Learning evo-edu.org

A coherent home for digital evolution labs, field ecology inquiry, and guided self-study.

Teach evolution. Study ecology. Build understanding from evidence.

One site, three roles: lab, atlas, and guided study.

evo-edu.org is being reorganized around a clearer learning model. Avida-ED remains the digital evolution lab, EcoSpecies Atlas becomes the ecology and biodiversity field atlas, and Didactopus supports structured self-study and review.

Open Avida-ED hub Explore EcoSpecies Atlas View roadmap
Digital lab Avida-ED for mutation, selection, adaptation, and experimental reasoning.
Field atlas EcoSpecies for species profiles, ecological evidence, and biodiversity inquiry.
Guided study Didactopus for sequenced reading, review, and learner support.
NGSS-ready direction Centered first on LS4 evolution, LS2 ecosystems, and science practices.

Core Platforms

Replace fragmented app links with clear destinations.

Avida-ED Lab

Run digital evolution experiments, compare populations, and teach evidence-based reasoning with classroom-friendly tools.

Launch Avida-ED 4 Open Avida-ED Classic
  • Best fit for natural selection, mutation, adaptation, and tradeoffs
  • Supports classroom labs, demos, and self-directed experimentation

EcoSpecies Atlas

Explore species life histories, editorially structured source material, citations, and ecological context through a searchable public atlas.

Open EcoSpecies Atlas
  • Best fit for ecosystems, biodiversity, habitat, and food-web questions
  • Designed to grow into a richer ecology investigation platform

Didactopus

Use the Forgejo-hosted Didactopus project as a guided-study layer for autodidacts, review pathways, and structured learning packs.

View Didactopus on Forgejo
  • Natural fit for self-learners and scaffolded follow-up work
  • Best used as a mentor and sequencing aid, not an answer surrogate

Learning Pathways

Support both classrooms and autodidacts with the same tools.

K12 classroom launches

Teachers need quick entry points, clear timing expectations, and activity sequences that match their classroom reality.

  • Short launch notes for middle school and high school
  • Teacher-facing framing for core concepts and common misconceptions
  • Direct links to curriculum, workshops, and FAQs

Self-learner pathways

Independent learners need explicit sequencing, review prompts, and visible next steps rather than a pile of disconnected resources.

  • Concept-to-lab-to-reading progression
  • Structured study support through Didactopus
  • Bridges from simulations into real-world ecological evidence

Current focus

The first improvement pass keeps existing URLs working while giving the site a more durable frame: clear platform names, consistent navigation, cleaner expectations for visitors, and an explicit roadmap for expansion across more of the NGSS.

Teaching and Study Resources

Start from what already exists and make it easier to use.

Curriculum and workshops

Use the existing lesson and workshop materials as the teacher-facing backbone for the site.

Curriculum Workshop archive

Support pages

Preserve the practical materials learners and instructors already expect while the rest of the site is reorganized.

Student FAQs Instructor FAQs

Scholarly fairness

Explain plagiarism, paraphrase, collaboration, and source use as questions of fair credit and reader trust.

Academic integrity guide

Downloads and legacy materials

Keep older Avida-ED releases available, but present them as legacy resources rather than the center of the site.

Downloads Support