Knowledge: origins of life
See Also:
- kids and teens → people and society → religion and spirituality → christianity
- kids and teens → school time → science → the earth → prehistoric times
Links
- PBS : Evolution
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/ - Presents Charles Darwin and his theory of human evolution and natural selection. Includes science education resources.
- Life Has a History
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/intro/ - Provides students with an introduction to the history of life and how it results in the biodiversity of today. Includes the topics of geologic time, fossils, natural selection, and extinction.
- Evolution
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/biology/evolution/index.shtml - Provides a guided walk through the history of evolution, as well as the processes and concepts of genetics and evolution.
- NOVA Online: Odyssey of Life
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/ - Includes an essay by Joe Levine on embryonic development and evolution, an ongoing 'How Did We Get Here' debate between Kenneth R. Miller and Phillip E. Johnson, and video clips of morphing embryos.
- Synthetic Theory of Evolution
http://anthro.palomar.edu/synthetic/ - Contains a glossary to scientific terms and information on how evolution occurs as a result of 'gene flows'.
- Explorations Through Time
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explotime.html - Offers a variety of interactive modules that explore the history of life on Earth, fossils and evolution. Modules are offered at 3 levels - grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12.
- Darwinism and Beyond
http://library.thinkquest.org/22446/ - Thinkquest site offering a history of the universe, origins of the universe, earth, and atmosphere, and many aspects of evolution.
- Evolution 101
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_01 - Discusses the patterns and mechanisms of evolution. Includes history of life, microevolution, speciation, macroevolution, and the big issues.
- Similarities and Differences
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/similarity_hs_01 - Explains homology and analogy in the evolution of living things and why they are important. Includes the tetrapod limb, saberteeth, how analogies evolve, and games and quizzes.
- Evolution at Different Scales
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/evoscales_01 - Explores differences and similarities between microevolution and macroevolution. Includes definitions, examples, patterns, and accumulating change.
- The History of Evolutionary Thought
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_01 - Traces evolutionary thought as it has developed over time, pausing to ponder the contributions of scientists and thinkers including Aristotle, Darwin, and Wallace.
- Genesis One, Dinosaurs, and Cavemen
http://www.reasons.org/resources/apologetics/dinocavemen.shtml - Attempts to reconcile the theory of evolution with the Biblical account of creation through the "gap" theory.
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