Directory of Origins of Life Resources

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For sites about the proposed events and mechanisms which lead to the formation of living organisms, and about the remnants of those early life forms which are still living today, like stromatolites.

Subcategories

• Human Evolution

Resources in This Category

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• PBS : Evolution

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/
  Presents Charles Darwin and his theory of human evolution and natural selection. Includes science education resources.

• 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.

• 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'.

• 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.

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