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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: History of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will explore ways to study the past to learn about the history of life. Understand how fossils, DNA analysis, and molecular clock help researchers study...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Molecular Biologist: Rob De Salle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interview with Molecular Biologist Rob DeSalle provides insights into his research interests, his career preparation, and a range of biology-related topics.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: History of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This comprehensive lesson by CK-12 explains how scientists learn about the past by examining and dating fossils.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Cockrum's Gray Shrew

For Students 4th - 8th
With developments in molecular biology, biologists have powerful new tools to determine the relatedness of specimens found at different locations. Studies of chromosomes and gene sequences have helped identify Cockrum's Gray Shrew and...