Instructional Video28:18
Neuro Transmissions

The Stoned Ape Theory is bad

12th - Higher Ed
Is it possible that psychedelics brought about human language, our huge brains, and essentially all elements of our modern culture? Well, I made a video recently about what psychedelics do in the brain, but a lot of you felt bothered by...
Instructional Video10:46
Cerebellum

Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - The Human Family Tree

9th - 12th
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. This video looks at how...
Instructional Video6:00
Curated Video

Evidence for Human Evolution: Fossils and Stone Tools

Higher Ed
This video introduces the theory of evolution by natural selection and explores evidence for human evolution, specifically through fossils and stone tools. The speaker explains that evolution is the gradual change in characteristics over...
Instructional Video1:08
Next Animation Studio

Poor posture due to smartphone use leads to ‘horn bone’ growth in skull: Study

12th - Higher Ed
New research from Australia has found that excess usage of smartphones causes a horn-like bone, known as enthesophytes, to grow at the back of the skull.
Instructional Video9:43
AllTime 10s

10 Mysteries Solved By Google Earth

12th - Higher Ed
No matter how much we find out about the earth, it always has more questions to answer. But thanks to Google mapping the entire planet, we're a lot closer to answering them than ever before. Here's 10 Mysteries Solved By Google Earth.
Instructional Video2:53
Financial Times

Masters of Science: the new human story

Higher Ed
The Natural History Museum's Chris Stringer on recent discoveries that are challenging the way we think about our ancestors.
Instructional Video7:41
Cerebellum

Prehistoric Man Human Evolution - First Hominids

9th - 12th
Beginning in the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century, geologists, archaeologists and paleoanthropologists have given the world evidence of the physical and cultural development of humans. In this video the...
Instructional Video5:34
Curated OER

Evolution Primer #5: Did Humans Evolve?

9th - 12th
Clear up any confusion regarding human evolution and ancestry with this comprehensive clip. Using scientific evidence and concrete examples such as DNA, this clip explains human evolution in a way elementary learners can understand. This...
Instructional Video9:58
Curated OER

Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey, Part 5 of 13

9th - 12th
Part five of the 13-part series begins with a refutable argument stating that genetically, the ancient people of Australia were populated by the first African ancestors. Spencer Wells travels to India to find the link that bridges...
Instructional Video9:45
Curated OER

Human Evolution Made Easy

9th - 12th
Add this video to your classroom collection! Human evolution is covered from the beginnings of evolutionary theory to the paleo-anthropologists who uncovered a multitude of evidence showing the changes that lead to modern man. Intended...
Instructional Video8:56
Curated OER

Human Ancestry Made Easy

9th - 12th
Explore the Out of Africa Theory, genetics, and human ancestry with this clear and interesting video clip. Older scientists will gain a basic understanding of how genetic markers have helped anthropologists determine the origin and...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Evolving Ideas: Did Humans Evolve?

9th - 10th
This video from Evolution explores the evolution of humans from a common ancestor of humans, chimpanzees, and other apes. [5:28]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Walking Tall

9th - 10th
This video segment from Evolution: "Great Transformations" illustrates the differences between the skeletons of a chimpanzee (a knuckle-walker) and a human (a biped). [57 sec]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Becoming Human, Part 1

9th - 10th
"Where did we come from? What makes us human?" Becoming Human is a three-part comprehensive examination of the latest research on our hominid relatives. Part 1 takes a critical look at what set us on the path from ape to human. The...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Becoming Human Part 1: First Steps

9th - 10th
NOVA examines what set Homo sapiens apart from our ancestral cousins like the Neanderthals, the Hobbits, and others. We lived and thrived, why? Also, are we still evolving even today?
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing

9th - 10th
Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing, examines the fate of the last of the Neanderthals during the Ice Age. The question of "How did modern humans take over the world?", is explored. [01:20:00]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Nova: What Darwin Never Knew

9th - 10th
Darwin figured out a lot, there is no doubt about that! But, what didn't he know? How does evolution work? What are the missing links? What makes us human? Here is a fascinating video on just that. Includes the full video as well as...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Human Evolution: Humanity on Earth

9th - 10th
This session travels the earth tracking the evolution of humanity from the age of the dinosaurs through human beings. [12:26]
Instructional Video
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Human Evolution Early Human Diets

9th - 10th
An archaeologist explains how the bones of early humans can reveal information about their diets. [29:15]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Big History #6: Human Evolution

9th - 10th
John and Hank teach you about how human primates moved out of Africa, and how humans evolved. [16:14]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Gorilla Genome Sheds Light on Human Evolution

9th - 10th
A look at recently published research on the decoding of the gorilla's genome and how this impacts on our understanding of human evolution. Aired Mar. 9, 2012 [12:24 min]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Big History #204: Why Human Evolution Matters

9th - 10th
This video focuses on why human evolution matters including the impact of collective learning, natural selection, cultural evolution, adaptation, the ability of communication, and the use of brain power and its ability to build on prior...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Humanity on Earth: Human Evolution Overview

9th - 10th
A video investigating human evolution from the extinction of the dinosaurs to humanity today. [12:25]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Crash Course Big History: Human Evolution

9th - 10th
A video from Crash Course investigating human evolution. [15:41]