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University of California Museum of Paleontology: Evidence by Example
The Understanding Evolution website for teachers provides common examples of evolution, especially by artificial selection.
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University of California Museum of Paleontology: Understanding Science: Liquids
Students use their senses to investigate, observe, and collect data for several different liquids.
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University of California Irvine: Evolution of Mammals
A strong, comprehensive look at the evolution of mammals. Includes factors such as changing geologic structure of the earth and the different types found on different continents.
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University of California: The Age of Mammals
This online chapter of a book studying biodiversity and conservation explores the evolution of mammals, from the extinction of the dinosaurs to the evolution of humans.
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Uc Santa Barbara: What Brought the Europeans to America?
Short essay addresses reasons that brought the Europeans to America. Covering many important points, he also provides compelling reasons and a map.
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University of California, Santa Barbara: Henry the Navigator
Short essay by university professor discuss Henry the Navigator.
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Uc Santa Barbara: The Holy Roman Empire
Read a historical outline of the Holy Roman Empire, from its beginnings in the 5th century to the formal dissolution of the empire in 1806.
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Department of Geography: u.s. Army Balloon Corps
Pictures of hot air balloons in the Civil War and a brief explantation of their use.
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University of California, Los Angeles: Children of the Atomic Bomb
In his own words, an American physician describes the devastating effects of the atomic bomb dropped in Nagasaki during World War II. Included is an online collection of images of the aftermath, videos, lesson plans, oral history...
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University of California Museum of Paleontology: Similarities and Differences
A module explaining how two different organisms can possess similar traits by sharing a common ancestor(homology) or due to convergent evolution(analogy).
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Electronic Educational Environment: Anderson Wintercount
Under the pretense of studying wintercount, this site delves into the life of John Anderson, a photographer from the early to mid 1900's. A wintercount is defined and described in addition to the information on Anderson.
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Understanding Evolution: Nature of Science
Understand the processes behind the nature of science.
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University of California, Berkeley: Immigration From Mexico
This article explores how immigration from Mexico has both helped and hurt the American economy.
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Univ. Of California: Soc 142: Socialization: What Is the Socialization Process?
Sociology course notes that describe the mechanisms at play in the socialization process. Covers natural socialization, positive and negative socialization, prior socialization, and future social learning. These systems promote or...
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University of Calilfornia: Significant Figures Ii
This site from the University of California provides a lengthy and intelligent discussion of sig figs, absolute and relative precision, accuracy, precision in calculations, rounding off, and the whole shooting match of how we report what...
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University of California: Noncooperation
A discussion from the University of California of Gandhi's initiation of the noncooperation movement which eventually led to his arrest.
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Hearst Museum: Maker's Hand (Art of Africa and China)
An examination of the art of Africa and China, in many different media, viewed from an anthropologist's perspective.
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Hearst Museum: From the Maker's Hand China
The art of China is known for its craftsmanship and skill. Here you will view a wide variety of Chinese artifacts ranging from clothing to household goods.
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Hearst Museum of Anthropology: South Pacific Portraiture
The Hearst Museum provides an exhibition of Caroline Mytinger's paintings. Mytinger's love of art and culture led her to travel to the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea creating paintings which she brought back to the United States in...
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Hearst Museum of Anthropology: The World in a Frame
View representative works from the early decades of photography, 1865 to 1915, during one of the world's periods of extended travel. Discover how the invention of photography opened eyes to Native American, Japanese, and Middle Eastern...
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Ucla: History of the Turks: Restoration of the Ottoman Empire
Taken from UCLA lecture notes, this site provides a chronology of the Ottoman Empire following its defeat to Tamerlane in 1402.
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University of California at Berkeley: Justinian Code
This website describes the creation and implementation of the Justinian Code, or "The Body of Civil Law" for the Roman Empire. The site is divided into sections, including a description of the code itself, the type of laws within it,...
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Online English: The Hamlet Module: u.c. Davis
Learn more about Shakespeare's "Hamlet," when you visit this online English Module.
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Foss Web: Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Activities [Pdf]
Discover how pebbles, sand, and silt are used around us everyday in this set of activities for students.