Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mini Thresholds of Life

9th - 10th
See the evolution of life by traveling" through time in a rowboat to consider some of the mini-thresholds in the development of life on Earth". [5:47]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: A Spark in a Flask and the Origins of Life

9th - 10th
Scientists have revisited the famous 1953 Miller-Urey experiment on the conditions needed for the formation of life. This audio recording will talk with scientist about what they found. [8:01]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Ancient Dna

9th - 10th
Why DNA in ancient ice might tell us how life on earth DIDN'T start! Learn from an audio lecture that if bacteria were to have arrived on Earth riding on a comet or asteroid, the DNA of the organisms would likely have been too corrupted...
Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Abiogenesis

9th - 10th
Paul Andersen describes how life could have formed on our planet through natural processes. The progression from monomers, to polymers, to protocells and finally to cells is described. The Miller-Urey experiment is described in detail as...
Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: The Origin of Life Scientific Evidence

9th - 10th
Paul Andersen discusses scientific evidence of the origin of life on our planet. He begins with a brief discussion of the age of the earth and ends with the future of humanity. He includes geologic, chemical and molecular data.