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University of California

Ucmp: What Killed the Dinosaurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
This UC Berkeley site extensively covers the death of the dinosaurs. It includes history, theories, invalid hypotheses, and current arguments.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to the Fungi

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful place to learn all about the fungi. click on the buttons at the bottom of the page to go to sections on their life history, systematics and morphology.
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University of California

Ucmp: The Dinosauria

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Dinosauria provides the latest information about dinosaurs, including debunking myths, early dinosaur discoveries, characteristics of specific dinosaurs, life history, and discovery of dinosaur fossils.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Yesterday's Trees Today's Horsetails

For Students 9th - 10th
Berkeley offers a brief introduction to these Sphenophyta. At the bottom of the page, you can go to sections such as fossil record, ecology/history and systematics.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Mammoth Discovery in San Jose

For Students 9th - 10th
A mammoth was discovered in San Jose in 2005, leading to this well documented excavation of the site. There are detailed photos and captions of each step of the excavation, including the plastering and removal of the skeleton and its...
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Evolution: Theory and Science

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to Darwin's theory of evolution with hyperlinks to other topics on evolution, including a timeline of evolutionary thought.
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Unit Plan
University of California

Ucmp: The Evolution of Flight in Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Evidence from the fossil record is used to support bird evolution from small carnivorous dinosaurs. In the student module, feathers, behavior, and skeletal structure are examined in an interactive lesson designed to impart a complete...
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University of California

Ucmp: What Is "Good Science"?

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good explanation of the scientific process and the differences between science and non-science. This is a concise and clearly written description.
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University of California

Ucmp: Hot Blooded or Cold Blooded?

For Students 9th - 10th
An easy-to-understand explanation of what it means to either hot- or cold-blooded.
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University of California

Ucmp: Plantae

For Students 9th - 10th
At this resource learners can take a look at the plant kingdom with a detailed examination of fossil records, life history and ecology, systematics, and morphology.
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Unit Plan
University of California

Ucmp: Life Has a History

For Students 9th - 10th
University of California site showcases how different types of organisms exist on the Earth and the history of life.
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University of California

Ucmp: Sequencing Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson plan in which students place events in sequence, comparing their life to the history of the Earth.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to the Archaea

For Students 9th - 10th
Berkley offers an introduction to archaebacteria--ancient bacteria--including the history of the topic, scientific findings, and where to find archaeans. Includes images and links.
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Website
University of California

Ucmp: The Cretaceous Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the UCMP Berkeley provides information about the Cretaceous Period, the last portion of the age of the dinosaurs and the continued break up of the continent of Pangaea.
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University of Nebraska

Univ. Of Nebraska Museum: Preserving Vertebrate Fossils

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource details the process by which vertebrate fossils should be excavated and preserved in order to conserve them for as long as possible. It also includes information about the role of amateur fossil collectors and museums.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: The World's Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introduction to the major biomes on Earth. This page groups biomes into five major types: aquatic, deserts, forests, grasslands, and tundra. Information on climate, animal/plant life, and much more is given for each of type...
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Other

Hartao: An Introduction to Plate Tectonics

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduces South African Alexander Toit as naming Gondwanaland and Laurasia.
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Interactive
University of California

Ucmp: What Did T. Rex Taste Like?

For Students 9th - 10th
The title could be slightly misleading for this site. It is actually a teaching and learning module on the science of cladistics. As they go through the module, students will increase their understanding of, and appreciation for, the...
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Activity
University of California

Ucmp: Island Biogeography and Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a lesson designed by a biology teacher. In it, students use maps and evidence of island age, molecular genetics, morphology, and distance apart to determine how the islands came to be occupied by different species of lizards. It...
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Grassland Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the grassland biome including where located in the world, climate, flora and fauna, and soil. Good research site for middle years students.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: The Desert Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the four types of deserts: hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold with this key facts and information. Includes links to other biomes: aquatic, forest, grasslands, and tundra.
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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Forest Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the forest biome including where located in the world, different kinds, climate, flora and fauna, and soil. Good research site for middle years students.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Face to Fossil: Protoceratops

For Students 3rd - 8th
Questions and answers about Protoceratops andrewsi, presented as an "interview" with a museum's fossil. Learn about the dinosaur, the age of the fossil, and how the museum had it transported.
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Website
University of Nebraska

Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historic Park

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ashfall Fossil Beds are located in Nebraska. Much of the research done there is conducted by scientists from the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska State Museum. The history, geology and paleontology of the site are described....

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