Instructional Video17:12
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods

6th - 12th
The featured movie focuses on the ancestry of our four-footed friends. Find the fundamental pattern of their limbs and vertebrae in fossils of fish. After viewing, biology learners can enjoy interactive websites to zoom in on the...
Instructional Video9:39
Curated OER

Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, Part 7 of 13

9th - 12th
The seventh entry in this 13-part series attempts to show the path the second migration wave took out of Africa. Young geneticists will learn how environmental stressors pushed a second wave of people into the Middle East, China, and...
Instructional Video7:19
Curated OER

Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, Part 12 of 13

9th - 12th
Part 12 starts with the Navajo story of creation and the journey of the ancient ancestors. Spencer argues the facts of this story with his genetic evidence. This episode recaps the journey thus far and attempts to describe the difference...
Instructional Video9:58
Curated OER

Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, Part 5 of 13

9th - 12th
Part five of the 13-part series begins with a refutable argument stating that genetically, the ancient people of Australia were populated by the first African ancestors. Spencer Wells travels to India to find the link that bridges...
Instructional Video4:41
Curated OER

Human PreHistory 101: Prologue

6th - 12th
The Khan Academy displays an animated and narrated clip about human prehistory and the relationships between us and our ancestors. The formal narration is balanced by the hand-drawn animation, making an attraction that is sure to hold...
Instructional Video8:56
Curated OER

Human Ancestry Made Easy

9th - 12th
Explore the Out of Africa Theory, genetics, and human ancestry with this clear and interesting video clip. Older scientists will gain a basic understanding of how genetic markers have helped anthropologists determine the origin and...