Earth Life
Earth Life Web: Extinction in Birds
This site, which is provided for by Earth-Life Web, gives a list of extinct birds and provides a brief description and dates of extinction.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Learning the Causes of Extinction
There are five major causes of extinction: habitat loss, an introduced species, pollution, population growth, and overconsumption. Through this activity, learners will create a list of reasons why animals can become extinct.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: The Making of Mass Extinctions
This interactive module explores the environmental factors and species involved in five major mass extinctions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: A Brief History of Mass Extinctions
A site dedicated to knowledge about the mass extinction that have occurred in our history.
SEDL
Sedl: Extinction
This second lesson in a course on dinosaurs is devoted to extinction. There are group activities, discussion of the idea, and a way to assess what the students have learned.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Mammoths vs. Mastodons: What's the Criteria for De Extinction?
There's been a lot of talk and research interest around the possibility of resurrecting certain organisms (or, at least their genomes) from extinction, with Woolly Mammoths being prime candidates for such an endeavor. But what about a...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: How Will the Sixth Extinction Affect Evolution of Species?
Explanation of what might happen in the next mass extinction event on Earth.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:4 Investigation 6 Dinosaur Extinction
Research and analyze theories on why dinosaurs became extinct.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: When Will the Next Mass Extinction Occur?
Borths, D'Emic, and Pritchard give a quick history of mass extinctions. [5:01]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Earth's Mass Extinction
Asteroid strikes get all the coverage, but "Medea Hypothesis" author Peter Ward argues that most of Earth's mass extinctions were caused by lowly bacteria. The culprit, a poison called hydrogen sulfide, may have an interesting...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Dinosaur Extinction
Explore the dinosaur extinction with the answers to this exploration questions on this site.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Test Your Knwl: Biodiversity Patterns of Speciation and Extinction
Test your knowledge on biodiversity patterns of speciation and extinction.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Selected Ref: Biodiversity Patterns of Speciation and Extinction
A list of references to articles about biodiversity patterns of speciation and extinction.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.34 Mass Extinction
Discover how mass extinctions play a part in Earth's life history.
Read Works
Read Works: Fossils & Dinosaurs the Extinction of Dinosaurs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage provides some explanations of what may have caused the dinosaurs to become extinct.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Theories Behind the Extinction of Neanderthals
Discusses the discovery of Homo neanderthalensis and describes the different theories that have been put forward to explain why Neanderthals became extinct.
Morning Earth
Morning Earth: Biosphere Community: Six Great Extinctions
Students examine the topic of evolution and extinction. Includes definitions, examples, and pictures on six extinctions events.
PBS
Nova: The Extinction Enigma
45,000 - 50,000 years ago the megafauna of Australia became extinct. This interview investigates several possible causes such as, continental drift, human impact, and climate change.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Extinction and Radiation of Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how species die out, and how new ones evolve to fill the vacant niches.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Extinction and Radiation of Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how species die out and how new ones evolve to fill the vacant niches.
Bagheera
Bagheera.com: Extinct in the Wild Dodo Bird
Many people know that the dodo bird has gone extinct. There have been several other unexpected results as the result of this extinction that this short article discusses. The "Questions for thought" at the end are good for discussion.
Bagheera
Bagheera.com: Extinct in the Wild Pleistocene Mammoth and Sabertooth Cat
This article is about the many mammals that became extinct in the late Pleistocene era. Many causes are considered and there are some great questions at the end for your consideration.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Fossil Field Guide: Extinct Fan Palm
A look at fossil evidence that reveals life and ecological interactions of the extinct fan palm tree.
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.
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