Curated OER
Introducing Evolution
The intent of this slide show is to introduce young biologists to evolution, specifically how populations change through time. The content does not support the stated objective. What you will find in this presentation is general...
Curated OER
Fossil Facts and Finds- Using the Magic Bag
Students investigate fossils. In this geology instructional activity, students study various types of fossils in rocks and identify the characteristics of the fossil. Students write a research paper on their fossil.
Curated OER
What Is A Fossil?
In this fossils worksheet, students read 13 clues pertaining to fossils. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tetrapod Limbs
This illustration from Evolution by Monroe W. Strickberger shows the remarkable similarities between the bones in the forelimbs of various tetrapods, all of whose limbs serve very different functions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Whales in the Making
This graphic from Evolution, traces the evolution of whales from land-dwelling mammals to the aquatic creatures we know today. A PDF is included that diagrams the evolutionary process that is believed to have taken place.
University of California
Ucmp: A Relative Dating Activity
An learning activity to help students grasp the concept of relative dating and geologic time.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Going Gobi: Hunting for Fossils
Travel through the Gobi Desert with two paleontologists, and discover ancient fossils of creatures from long ago.
Stanford University
Stanford Presidential Lectures: Stephen Jay Gould
Standford University provides interesting biographical and professional information on Stephen Jay Gould and his many contributions to scientific thought, including his efforts to help people see science "As something that is important...
Other
Digital Library for Earth System Education: Teaching Box: Plate Tectonics
A suite of lessons focusing on finding the fossil evidence for lithospheric plate tectonics. Inquiry-based exploration of plate tectonics evidence includes fossil distribution, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
Other
Exploring Origins Project: Exploring Life's Origins
Explore life's evolutionary history on the planet through molecular illustrations and animations. Pictorial evidence is based on origin of life research and theory.
Other
E Fossils: Step by Step: Evolution of Bipedalism
In this tutorial, students will identify the fossil evidence for the evolution of bipedalism then hypothesize about the evolutionary pressures affecting bipedal behavior.
Other
Digital Library for Earth System Education: Changing Sea Level
A suite of lessons lead inquiry-based exploration of melting sea ice and evidence that it is affecting sea level, namely glacial evidence, geologic evidence, fossil evidence, and isotopic evidence.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Geologic Time: The Oligocene
Travel through Earth's history to learn about the Oligocene time period, which is characterized by the appearance of most of the living families of mammals.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Evolution: How to Become a Fossil
Learn about what a fossil is, the different types that scientists use for study, and processes that form them. [2:57]
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Evolution
Through informational text, online lab activities, virtual simulations, and video clips, students study the concepts of biological evolution.
Children's Discovery Museum
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Mammoth Discovery: Meet Lupe
Meet Lupe, a young mammoth who lived during the Ice Age, and learn all about her existence during that time period. Take a virtual trip to the actual mammoth dig site in San Jose and see what the scientists discovered.
PBS
Nova: Intelligent Design on Trial: Fossil Evidence
The resource discusses fossil evidence of the intelligent design. The interactive activity explores five well-known fossil transitions that indicate Darwinian evolution in action. The activity consists of a printable version and...
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Stories From the Fossil Record
This colorful, interactive site demonstrates how fossils can be used to discover a range of information about the past. Topics include Past Lives, Paleoecology, Geologic History, and Biodiversity.
Texas A&M University
Eco Systems: Story Time: Stephen Jay Gould
See how Stephen Jay Gould's early interest in baseball influenced his thought process as a scientist.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Riddle of the Bones
At the online companion Web site of "Evolution," the seven-episode series on PBS, piece together clues to how one of our early ancestors looked as you examine images from four significant fossil finds of Australopithecus afarensis.
University of California
Ucmp: Learning From the Fossil Record
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.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Mammoth
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the extinct mammoth.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Extinct Gray Whale
A look at what fossil evidence reveals about the life and ecological interactions of the extinct gray whale.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Paleobiology: The Late Paleozoic
College-level biology book covers the Late Paleozoic geologic time period in Earth's history. See photographs of fossil evidence from that era in addition to diagrams to help with understanding.