Learn about the scientific hypotheses of the origin of life on Earth. [5:55]

Where did life come from? Features a 36-page exploration of the possibilities of special creation or spontaneous generation.

Through full-color images and concise information, learn about the origin of cells. Discover some of the notable studies surrounding the history of life on Earth.

Learn what five different religions have to say about the shaping of life and evolution. [August 8, 2005]

Article reports on a new study that claims that the energy released from asteroid collisions may have sparked life on Earth. Includes a list of key vocabulary.

An entry from the Standard Encyclopedia of Philospohy that analyzes creationism from scientific, philosophical, and theological viewpoints and finds it lacking on all three measures.

Online lesson which allows students to choose a person of interest and create a timeline of their life. Includes working together, researching potential conflicting information, and developing essays from the original research.

A collection of links to activities and lessons that could be used for Earth science concepts including the foil record, creating a timeline of Earth's history, plate tectonics, dinosaurs, and the progression of life on Earth.

The theory of evolution is a theory which gives an explanation to a variety of known facts that justify the changes of nature over time. Explore the facts and theory offered in this article.

Read about Mary Ann Cross -- better known as George Eliot -- who was the author of "Middlemarch" and "Silas Marner." This page includes biographical information as well as insight into individual literary works by Eliot.

Find out about the perfect storm of conditions that allowed Earth's atmosphere to contain oxygen.

A comprehensive description of slavery as a fact of life in ancient Greece. Discusses the different classes of slaves, the origin of slavery, and Athenian slavery in particular.

This site, from the University of North Carolina, provides the full text of "My Life in the South," the autobiography of an emancipated slave, Jacob Stroyer(1849-1908). The text is complete and in-depth with a full introduction and...

This online reproduction of the original 1913 text by Gardner W. Allen is organized chronologically beginning in 1775 and ending with 1783. An appendix includes source citations, a list of vessels, officers, privateers and other...

This site, which is provided by the The William Blake Archive, gives a discussion of Blake's life as a double artist and his inspiration for both his art and poems. Users will find images of the original pages for many of Blake's...

The life and times of Louis Pasteur.

This resource gives a detailed explanation of the stages that the Earth and the solar system went through beginning with their origins in the Big Bang up to the present time.

Charles Darwin's theory that all living organisms are connected in some way has been confirmed through intense studies over centuries. Understand the similarities that bond all things living to the same family tree by checking out this...

A classroom activity about the life and works of adolescent author Jane Yolen. Includes discussion of her books such as "Owl Moon," "The Bird of Time," and "Off We Go," and related activities.

Looks at what life was like at home in the U.S. during World War II using original photographs.

Original photographs depicting the everyday life and people of the early 20th century and what they did in their leisure time.

This is the original, online text of the short story collection by Rudyard Kipling. It includes Miss Youghal's Sais, Yoked With an Unbeliever, and many other stories of life in India.

Illustrated essay about the Tuskegee airmen touches on the origins of the group, the challenges they faced, people involved, their missions, their successes, and life for the airmen after World War II.

Students hear a story as they "find" bones that you have put in an envelope for them. Their job is to begin assembling the bones as best they can. The students will invariably come up with different configurations--just like scientists...