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Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods Instructional VideoGreat Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods Instructional Video
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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6th - 12th
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17:12
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Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods

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The featured movie focuses on the ancestry of our four-footed friends. Find the fundamental pattern of their limbs and vertebrae in fossils of fish. After viewing, biology learners can enjoy interactive websites to zoom in on the relationship between the human frame and that of related animals.

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human ancestry, humans, evolution, the theory of evolution, fossils

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origin of species, evolution, tiktaalik, fossils, human ancestry, science

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  • Tremendous interactive websites are provided for deeper exploration of evolution 
  • See the film guide for how the lesson can meet Next Generation Science Standards

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