Instructional Video
Sea Studios Foundation

Shape of Life: Paleontology: Paleontologists Study Tracks and Traces

9th - 10th
Jenny Clack visits a site with fossilized tracks of an early tetrapod. She and her assistant hypothesize about what the animal was doing around 370 million years ago. [8:22]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course History of Science #20: Earth Science

9th - 10th
How did scientists figure out the age of the earth? Trace the history of Earth Science and the developments scientists made in determining the earth's geologic eras. Scientists asked such questions like, what's up with fossils? Are they...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Evolution: Fossils: Rocking the Earth

9th - 10th
Use fossils, like clues buried inside of rocks, to unlock the history of life on our planet. Play the Evolution Lab: http://www.pbs.org/nova/labs/lab/evolution/
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: New Fossil Find

9th - 10th
New fossil finds shake up the human family tree.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Don Johanson Lucy's Legacy

9th - 10th
Ira talks with paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson, co-discoverer of the 'Lucy' fossil.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Oldest Fossil Brain Discovered

9th - 10th
Scientists have found a 300 million year old fossil shark ancestor with an unusual feature -- fossilized brain tissue within the creature's skull.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Largest Snake

9th - 10th
Researchers have found fossil remains of a species of snake that they say weighed 2500 pounds, and grew to 45 feet long.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Darwin's Supporting Evidence

9th - 10th
Like any great scientist, Charles Darwin didn't come to his ideas alone. We'll talk with biologist Sean Carroll about the flora, fauna, fossils, and scientists that helped prove Darwin was right.
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Fossils: Lesson 1

9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how fossils can be used to determine evolutionary relationships. It is 1 of 6 in the series titled "Fossils."
Instructional Video
Other

Science With Tom: Fossil Rock Anthem

3rd - 8th
Party Rock Anthem has been fossilized! Get some facts about fossils with this fun music parody. [3:15]
Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Evidence of Common Ancestry & Diversity

9th - 10th
In this video, Paul Andersen describes several types of evidence for common ancestry. This evidence is contained in the fossils, embryos and molecules of living organisms. Even though life on our planet is incredibly diverse there are...
Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Evidence for Evolution

9th - 10th
Paul Andersen lists major evidence for the existence of evolution. He begins with a discussion of Charles Darwin and the evidence that he presented in the Origin of Species, including biogeography, fossils, and homologies. He also...
Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Evidence for Evolution Ii

9th - 10th
Paul Andersen describes pieces of evidence that Charles Darwin used to support the idea of evolution and his process of natural selection. He begins with the following evidence use in the Origin of Species; artificial selection,...