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Educa Madrid

Prehistory

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Images of the Atapuerca Caves, the cave paintings at Altamira, and a Neanderthal skull found at Forbes' Quarry on Gibraltar serve to introduce kids to prehistoric sites in Spain. Designed to support a study of prehistoric Spain, the...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Human Evolution: History, Timeline, Future Predictions

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of human evolution is described, from the first aquatic animals that developed the ability to walk on land and the pivotal organisms from then up to the present day. The author then goes on to make interesting predictions...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Human Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, find answers to the exploration activity on human evolution. Questions discuss both physical traits of hominid as well as DNA evidence.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Human Evolution Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Review and study the main concepts of human evolution.
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PBS

Pbs: Leakey Family Discovers Human Ancestors

For Students 9th - 10th
The PBS site covers the Leakey family and their discoveries in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. This information was part of a PBS exploration of human evolution.
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Other

Washington State Univ.: Questions About Human Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th
How far back in time can we date bones or skeletons? How did certain species of man just die off? What was the manner of their communication? These questions and more are answered in this informative essay.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: Human Ancestors

For Students 9th - 10th
A gallery of information about our human ancestors. Explore this page to find the genetic differences and similarities between humans and other species.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: learn.genetics: Ptc: The Genetics of Bitter Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the PTC gene, and listen to scientists discuss this accidental discovery which lead to important clues about human evolution.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: How Did the First Humans Live?

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the human migration with this gallery that allows you to observe how our ancestors lived and gathered food.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Glossary: Early Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
Glossary for the unit on early humans.
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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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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Who's Who of Early Man

For Students 3rd - 5th
The little cave man guy with a club welcomes you to the site. Did early man look like him? Mr. Donn has put together a Cheat Sheet of Who's Who of Early Man beginning with the famous Lucy and ending with men that looked a lot like us!
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Looking at Humans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about the human species, and why our physical characteristics set us apart form other species.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Life's Grand Design

For Students 9th - 10th
Are nature's complex forms evidence of "intelligent design"? In this Evolution essay, biologist Kenneth Miller explains how the processes of evolution account for complex structures such as the human eye.
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Other

64 Parishes: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities

For Students 9th - 10th
64 Parishes is a project of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Explore Louisiana's past, reflect on our present, and imagine the future. 64 Parishes represents the evolution of tradition, creating content that reflects the...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Video Transcripts

For Students 9th - 10th
A page that holds all the transcripts for videos included in the early human unit.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Riddle of the Bones

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online companion Web site of "Evolution," the seven-episode series on PBS, piece together clues to how one of our early ancestors looked as you examine images from four significant fossil finds of Australopithecus afarensis.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Evolution and Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the answers to the exploration exercise about how evolution relates to human health.
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Other

Bradshaw Foundation: Volcanic Winter and Modern Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of the volcanic winter that happened about 20,000 years ago that destroyed most of the human population not living in Africa. Explains how these early people coped with this 1000 years of nuclear winter and how when it was...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Agriculture and Human Population Growth Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Summarizes the key points about the evolution of agriculture and how it has impacted human population growth. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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University of California

University of California: The Age of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
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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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Climbing Around the Hominin Family Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
Identify basic trends in the evolutionary history of humans, including walking upright, brain size, jaw size, and tool use.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: The Origin of the Genus Homo

For Students 9th - 10th
The evolution of the Genus Homo is neatly laid out in a chronological fashion beginning with the key change that signaled the origin of Homo, through the evolutionary forms, finalizing with Homo sapiens.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Body Plans: Homeobox Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
The homeobox genes that define the basic body plan of mice and fruit flies are illustrated in this graphic from The Human Evolution Coloring Book by Adrienne Zihlman. The accompanying article describes how these genes act as "molecular...

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