Portal of the University of California Museum of Paleontology provides access to the museum's extensive research resources and fossil holdings. Includes career preparation advice for future paleontologists and a series of links to...

This site provides a virtual tour to the Hooper Virtual Paleontological Museum. There are many virtual exhibits to visit through a series of links, including Mass Extinctions and Human Evolution. Very descriptive and fun tour!

A collection of online games, virtual puzzles, experiments, and interviews with experts to immerse students into the world of paleontology.

Test your knowledge of paleontology by taking a quick quiz.

This English language site focuses on the paleontology, geology, and the fossilized flora, and fauna Jordan. Scientific articles are interspersed with extensive photographs and descriptions of various features.

A tutorial that explains the evolutionary history of arthropods. Within the history, students can learn about taxonomy, paleontology, fossils, and evolution. Each section includes key questions for students to focus on as they move...

Visit the virtual exhibits at this site to learn more about paleontology, the history of the earth, and life on earth. Use the information on this site to understand geology, geologic time, evolution, and phylogeny.

Has a large group of vertebrate fossil pictures, a guide on preparing fossils, and much more.

An image gallery of fossils through time. Students choose a time period to see what life was like by studying the fossils.

Find out how the human side of science played a role in the significant discovery of the molecule of life, DNA.

Go back in time to discover the evolutionary story of the arthropod and what this phylum of the animal kingdom looks like today.

A great beginner's guide to examining the nature of science. Covers the basics of how science helps us to understand the surrounding world.

Fossils provide scientists with clues about Earth's past. This site from the University of California's Museum of Paleontology is great for exploring lots of information on fossils.

This colorful and inviting resource houses tons of paleontology activities to explore. Play the Layers of Time puzzle game, create your own make-believe dig site by burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris, learn how to draw dinosaurs,...

Learn about geologic time, including the age of the Earth by putting it in terms of pages in a book.

Takes a look at the fossils of sponges, and describes what they mean in terms of evolution.

Students will practice their observation skills by listening to the story Stone Girl Bone Girl: The Story of Mary Anning. They will discuss what fossils are and how they are formed, then complete an observation drawing of some common...

Use this seven item checklist to make sure all the parts of a good science investigation are in place.

An educator guide to visiting the Texas Memorial Museum. Guide includes pre-visit activities, activities during your visit, post-visit activities, words to know, and websites for educators and students.

In this tutorial students can learn the definition of species, how new species evolve, and the processes that can cause new species to arise. At the end of the tutorial students can take a quiz to evaluate what they learned about...

The Understanding Evolution website for teachers provides common examples of evolution, especially by artificial selection.

A module explaining how two different organisms can possess similar traits by sharing a common ancestor(homology) or due to convergent evolution(analogy).

These pages are from the Understanding Evolution website for teachers. They focus on homologous structures that organisms with common ancestors share.

Find out how the famous Lucas oil gusher on the Spindletop hill spurred the prolific oil industry in Texas.