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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Mitochondrial Dna Clarifies Human Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Deep mitochrondrial DNA research has revealed information identifying the origin of modern humans, the founding population, a general date of humans evolving, and the migration of these humans across the planet. Read further to discover...
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Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Chapter One from "Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness," by Ian Tattersall. This chapter presents recent findings about the art and artifacts of early humans, and what those artifacts tell us about the intellectual...
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Seeker

Seeker: Week of 8 25 14: Neanderthals, Humans Overlapped for 5,400 Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why recent discoveries are causing scientists to rewrite the timeline of modern humans and Neanderthals.
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Indiana University

Ensi: Comparison of Human: Chimpanzee Chromosomes Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a great lesson plan that combines Karoytypes and evolution. Students will recognize that the chromosomes of chimpanzees and humans are remarkably similar, then correlate that to their evolutionary relationship.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Mitochondrial Dna Clarifies Human Evolution (2001)

For Students 9th - 10th
DNA of the mitochondria has most commonly been used to construct evolutionary trees. New field of population genetics hopes to resolve important questions in migration theories that involve Aboriginies in Australia, North America, and...
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St. Bonaventure University: Evolution and Origins of Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about natural selection and the defenses that are built in to the human body. Topics include pathogens and the evolution of defenses.
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W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton & Company: How Humans Evolved

For Students 9th - 10th
This provides access to a webbook about How Humans Evolved. The following topics are covered: (1) How Evolution Works, (2) Primate Behavior and Ecology, (3) The History of Human Lineage, and (4) Evolution and Modern Humans. Each chapter...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Religion & Science

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Evolution of the Human Eye

For Students 9th - 10th
The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant horizon in a third of a second. How did these complex structures...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Evolution, Plate Tectonics, and Climate Change Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about three theories in Earth Science: the theory of evolution, the theory of plate tectonics, and the theory of climate change due to...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Laetoli Footprints

For Students 9th - 10th
This Evolution video segment describes how the famous track fossils known as the Laetoli footprints might have been formed and what they can reveal about the creatures who left them.
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Big History Project: Chapter 4: Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
Big History Project takes a comprhensive look at humans. From evolution to migration, agriculture to complex civilizations, students and teachers will be intrigued by this interactive learning module.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Felix the Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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BBC

Bbc: Mother of Man Lucy

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses the importance of Lucy to the theory of evolution and her bipedalism form of locomotion. Archived.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Human Impact on Animal Populations

For Students 9th - 10th
Multiple choice practice questions over evolution and population dynamics and the human impact on animal populations. Passage 2.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The Rise of Fundamentalism

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center offers an essay on the definition and discussion of generic fundamentalism and historic fundamentalism, with suggestions on how to guide student discussion.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Explore Your Inner Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know parts of our body was inherited from distant animal ancestors? In this interactive students will investigate different anatomical features of the human body to reveal our evolutionary history. Learn how humans share...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Chimps Have the Jump on Us in Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article explores a comparison of genes between chimps and humans which suggests a larger evolutionary jump on the part of the chimps in the span of 6 million years.
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Other

Human Rights and Canada: Building the Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides background on the history of human rights in Canada and events that influenced their evolution. It explains how the principles of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights is embedded in Canadian laws that protect...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: A Comparative Analysis: Homo Habilis vs. Homo Erectus

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Homo habilis and Homo erectus, two early ancestors of humans. Discusses how they were discovered, their characteristics, and what we know about them, with the information clearly laid out in a chart along with some comparative...
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Neandertals

For Students 9th - 10th
Who were the Neandertals? Where did they live? Find thorough research about these early humans offered by Dr. Dennis O'Neil.
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Bagheera

Bagheera.com: Extinct in the Wild Neanderthals

For Students 9th - 10th
This is quite a thought provoking article putting neanderthals in the category of extinct animals. Most of us have not thought of early human ancestors in this way, but this article and the thought questions at the end provide some good...
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Early Modern Homo Sapiens

For Students 9th - 10th
An easy-to-understand article traces the origins of modern humans through the use of a simple graph. Various models of migration are also discussed.
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Talk Origins Archive

Talk Origins: The Hominid Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Talk Origins gives a broad description of the types of Hominid species, and then gives a description of each species. Includes the specific characteristics of each, and explains the differences between the species.

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