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Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe
View from The Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe. The high point of Swiss holiday. 3,454 metres above sea level.
Sky News
A rare woolly mammoth skeleton is being offered for sale in what could be the first auction of its kind in Britain.The specimen is expected to attract interest from museums and private collectors around the world because it is almost fully intact.
A rare woolly mammoth skeleton is being offered for sale in what could be the first auction of its kind in Britain.The specimen is expected to attract interest from museums and private collectors around the world because it is almost...
Curated OER
Inside a Volcano
A fascinating video on the role volcanoes played in the formation of Earth is here for your class. The video shows how it was volcanic eruptions that led our planet out of the ice age by spewing carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere....
Curated OER
Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, Part 7 of 13
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...
Curated OER
Human PreHistory 101 Part 2: Weathering the Storm
The last ice age occurred around 20,000 years ago. What were the conditions like? How did our ancestors survive them? These questions are briefly explored in a three-minute video clip. See how in a relatively short time, humans spread...
Curated OER
The Ice Age
Hear experts provide evidence of Ice Age and glacial movement based on today's geological features. Various measurement tools are used to see what chemicals are found in ice and the atmosphere in order to determine the climate of the...
Curated OER
Giant Prehistoric Bear
Introduce your curious learners to the Giant Bear common to the Pleistocene era. They will see that this Ice Age giant was large for a good reason; he evolved particular traits as a way to survive in an increasingly harsh environment.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing
Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing, examines the fate of the last of the Neanderthals during the Ice Age. The question of "How did modern humans take over the world?", is explored. [01:20:00]
PBS
Pbs Nova: Extreme Cave Diving
Follow a team of scientists as they explore underwater caves, in the Bahamas, that formed during the last Ice Age. They are one of the least explored and most dangerous places on earth. [01:23:00] (9 February 2010)
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Meet the Paleont O Logist: Ross Mac Phee
An inquiry-oriented look at the work and personal interests of a paleontologist from Ross MacPhee. Click on the starred words to learn more about the topic on the interactive flashcards.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Human Prehistory 101 Part 2: Weathering the Storm
Third in a series of videos that introduces human prehistory, this video describes how early humans continued to defy the odds and populated the Americas during the last ice age. [3:24]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: American History Part 1
Watch this video lesson to learn how 'early peoples' arrived in North America and how they survived after the last Ice Age. [3:39]