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Human Origins

This interactive module allows students to examine fossils of early humans and compare them to modern primates.

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Winogradsky Column: Microbial Ecology in a Bottle

This interactive module consists of a virtual Winogradsky column, which can be used to explore the diversity of microbes, microbial metabolic strategies, and geochemical gradients found in sediments.

Microbiology
Earth Science
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High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Tiktaalik Fossil: Skull

This model shows the skull of Tiktaalik, a vertebrate that existed about 375 million years ago and had features of both fish and tetrapods (four-limbed animals).

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Science Practices
3D Models
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Tiktaalik Fossil: Body

This model shows the skeleton of Tiktaalik, a vertebrate that existed about 375 million years ago and had features of both fish and tetrapods (four-limbed animals).

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Science Practices
3D Models
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Tiktaalik Fossil: Pectoral Fin

This model shows the pectoral fin bones of Tiktaalik, a vertebrate that existed about 375 million years ago and had features of both fish and tetrapods (four-limbed animals).

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Science Practices
3D Models
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Tiktaalik Fossil: Pelvis

This model shows the pelvis of Tiktaalik, a vertebrate that existed about 375 million years ago and had features of both fish and tetrapods (four-limbed animals).

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Science Practices
3D Models
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Tiktaalik Fossil: Humerus

This model shows the humerus bone of Tiktaalik, a vertebrate that existed about 375 million years ago and had features of both fish and tetrapods (four-limbed animals).

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Science Practices
3D Models
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Genetic Mutations and Disease

This interactive module explores how mutations arise in germline and somatic cells. It also shows how these mutations can lead to genetic conditions, such as cystic fibrosis and cancer.

Genetics
Cell Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
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High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Interactive Assessment for Evolving Switches, Evolving Bodies

A number of interactive questions are embedded within the short film The Making of the Fittest: Evolving Switches, Evolving Bodies, which illustrates how mutations in gene regulatory regions can result in the evolution of major anatomical features.

Genetics
Evolution
Interactive Videos
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Interactive Assessment for The Origin of Humans

A number of questions are embedded within the short film Great Transitions: The Origin of Humans. The film explores the major fossil finds from Africa that provide insights into the evolution of modern humans from a common ancestor we share with other primates.

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Interactive Videos
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Interactive Assessment for The Origin of Birds

Several questions are embedded within the short film Great Transitions: The Origin of Birds, which describes some of the most important fossil evidence showing that birds descended from dinosaurs.

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Interactive Videos
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The Making of Mass Extinctions

This interactive module explores the environmental factors and species involved in five major mass extinctions.

Evolution
Earth Science
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College