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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Fossils and the Origin of Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Through fossils scientists have been able to study the evolution of whales. Read this article to take a closer look at the details.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Paleobiology: Fossils and Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how fossil evidence has been the major link to learning about Earth's geologic history. See several illustrated interpretations of a geologic time scale in this online biology textbook.
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University of California

Understanding Evolution: Lines of Evidence: The Science of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Evolution can be supported by the lines of evidence which are presented in this resource. Recognize these lines: fossil evidence, homologies, distribution in time and space, and evidence by example.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Stickleback Evolution Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual lab uses stickleback fish and fossil specimens to study evolutionary processes and teaches students skills of data collection and analysis.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evidence for Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Get ready to create your own definition based on scientific knowledge of evolution in this tutorial! This tutorial specifically explores the fossil record, cell's evolution, and homologies.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Fossils

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Fossils are the preserved remains of animals, plants, and other organisms from the distant past. By studying fossils, evidence for evolution is revealed....
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BBC

Bbc: Science and Nature: The Day We Learned to Think

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of BBC program entitled, "The Day We Learned to Think." Offers a brief look at man's first works of art, early ability to speak, and evolution of intelligence. Offers questions and answers, a program transcript, and various...
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Other

Bio Web Evolution: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from BioWeb Evolution was originally created as a ThinkQuest entry, and it has some good basic information about evolution. This page is on fossils and geologic time.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Evolution: Examining the Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
Strengthen understanding of how different types of scientific evidence support the theory of evolution, including direct observation, fossils, DNA, biogeography, and comparative anatomy and embryology.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Maricopa Community College: Nonvascular Plants and Nonseed Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Very detailed outline describing several aspects of plant diversity, including vascular vs. nonvascular, evolutionary adaptations, homosporous and heterosporous life cycles, and specific information on some ancient species (Lycophytes,...
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Other

Cartage: Discovery of Early Hominids

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive essay provides a brief history of the Australopithecines an in depth discussion of the discovery of the early fossils, and a look at the ancestors of the Australopithecines.
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures introducing beginning biology students to the principles of evolution, ecology, and behavior. The course was taught three times a week for a semester at Yale University. The course discusses concepts of...
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PBS

Pbs: Leakey Family Discovers Human Ancestors

For Students 9th - 10th
The PBS site covers the Leakey family and their discoveries in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. This information was part of a PBS exploration of human evolution.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Blast Into the Past Identify T. Rex's Closest Living Relative

For Students 9th - 10th
Believe it or not, scientists were recently able to recover tissue and partial sequence information for protein molecules from a 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil. In this genomics science fair project, you will use the T....
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University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky: Earth Science Classroom Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of links to activities and lessons that could be used for Earth science concepts including the foil record, creating a timeline of Earth's history, plate tectonics, dinosaurs, and the progression of life on Earth.
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Other

Prehistoric Planet: Rock Layers: Timeline of Life on Earth

For Students 3rd - 8th
Offers an easy to understand explanation of the earth's layers and the fossils we find in each layer. It explains how these are interpreted by scientists to represent the evolution of animal and plant life through the geological eras.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Ancient Coral Reefs

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum of Nature provides characteristics and ancient history of global coral reefs.
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University of California

Ucmp: Flatworms, Life in Two Dimensions

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the fossilized Platyhelminthes that have been found, and offers several different strategies as to how they evolved.

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