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PBS

Pbs: Evolution: Origins of Humankind: Homo Sapiens

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a description of Homo sapiens as a species, learn about the variety of Homo sapiens fossils that have been found, and discover evidence of the culture of these early people.
Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Homo Habilis

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides graphics, as well as explanation, of the remains of Homo habilis.
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National Health Museum

Nhm: Restriction Maps to Cladograms Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan requires students to analyze DNA restriction maps to determine the differences in the sequence for several primates and humans. They then use the information to create a cladogram.