A site from the University of California-Berkeley that details the process by which scorpions have evolved. Includes identifying characteristics of modern-day scorpions.
Evidence from the fossil record is used to support bird evolution from small carnivorous dinosaurs. In the student module, feathers, behavior, and skeletal structure are examined in an interactive lesson designed to impart a complete understanding of fossil bird evolution. In the teacher module, lesson plans, rubrics, assessments and references are clearly outlined.
A brief overview and links to more detailed information about the Miocene Era, as well as an interactive table of the subdivisions of this Epoch.
Biographical profile of Thomas Henry Huxley's life and work.
A good review of the natural history of the extinct species, the Sabertooth. Includes pictures of bones of this animal.
Berkeley offers a brief introduction to these Sphenophyta. At the bottom of the page, you can go to sections such as fossil record, ecology/history and systematics.
This website is a resource for learning about earthquakes. Java animation at this site helps you visually understand the causes of earthquakes.
This extensive look at the arthropod provides enough information for any budding naturalist, but will also be interesting to one casually interested in insects, spiders, and crustaceans. The pictures are outstanding, and the writing is accessible and fun to read. Several interactive activities hold the reader's interest throughout the site.
Evolution can be supported by the lines of evidence which are presented in this resource. Recognize these lines: fossil evidence, homologies, distribution in time and space, and evidence by example.
A slideshow for teachers and students exploring Earth's geologic timeline and history. Click the buttons at left to select the teacher or student version.
A simple lesson where each group of students turns over word cards creating sentences from them. As the student turns over more cards, the group modifies the meaning of the sentence, leading them to discuss how scientists change their theories based on new information.
Supernovae, neutron stars, and pulsars are topics on this page. Extensive section on pulsars that presents information on their discovery, characteristics, evolution, and location.
In this tutorial students can learn the definition of species, how new species evolve, and the processes that can cause new species to arise. At the end of the tutorial students can take a quiz to evaluate what they learned about speciation.
This article, published in Nature magazine, gives a detailed account of the abyssal plain feature called abyssal hills.
This site presents and defines the general parts of a research paper: title, abstract, introduction, material and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, and literature cited. Several helpful questions are presented to the reader throughout the site.
Professors of the University of California discuss historical references to evaluate causes and possible consequences of the 2008-2009 global financial collapse. [1:19:46]
A televised interview with author John Perkins as he shares both personal and national work towards racial justice. [57:29]
A televised panel focused on human rights and liberties of U.S. citizens and non-citizens with regard to interrogation techniques for intelligence in Guantanamo Bay Military Prison. [1:29:48]
A televised presentation from economist Muhammad Yunus examining the possibility of a humane business model that would work to eliminate poverty in the world. [59:10] Jan. 6, 2008
A televised analysis of the globalization of modern business from following the making and selling of a t-shirt is presented by Pietra Rivoli, a business professor from Georgetown. [50:11]