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Becoming a Fossil

Becoming a Fossil

This video segment describes how the Australopithecus afarensis skeleton known as Lucy could have been fossilized. Footage courtesy of NOVA: "In Search of Human Origins."

6-12

Video

Construct an Aqueduct

Construct an Aqueduct

Think like an engineer and build an aqueduct in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site.

3-12

Interactive

The Dating Game: Radioactive Carbon

The Dating Game: Radioactive Carbon

In this media-rich essay from the NOVA Web site, learn about the atomic structure of radioactive carbon and how it can be used to determine the age of organic remains, such as bones and teeth.

6-12

Document

Deciphering the Maya Code

Deciphering the Maya Code

This video segment adapted from NOVA examines the ancient Maya writing system and looks at what they recorded in their writings. OER Level

5-12

Video

Finding Lucy

Finding Lucy

This Evolution video segment depicts the landmark hominid fossil finds by Don Johanson and his team in Ethiopia.

9-12

Video

<i>Homo Sapiens</i> Versus Neanderthals

Homo Sapiens Versus Neanderthals

This video segment, adapted from NOVA, explores reasons why Homo sapiens had an advantage over Neanderthals in the pursuit of territory and natural resources. OER Level

6-12

Video

Laetoli Footprints

Laetoli Footprints

This Evolution video segment describes how the famous track fossils known as the Laetoli footprints might have been formed and what they can reveal about the creatures who left them.

6-12

Video

Lever an Obelisk

Lever an Obelisk

Investigate the mechanical advantage of the lever in this interactive activity from the NOVA Web site.

6-12

Interactive

Levers: Raising the Moai on Easter Island

Levers: Raising the Moai on Easter Island

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a team of archaeologists and engineers explores different uses of the lever by recreating the engineering feats of the ancient Easter Island peoples. OER Level

3-12

Video

Raising an Obelisk: An Engineering Puzzle

Raising an Obelisk: An Engineering Puzzle

This video segment adapted from NOVA follows two teams as they each test a different engineering design in an effort to explain how ancient Egyptians raised a giant stone obelisk. OER Level

3-12

Video

When Did the First Americans Arrive?

When Did the First Americans Arrive?

In this video segment adapted from NOVA, recent archeological evidence leads scientists to revise existing theories about human migrations into the Americas around the time of the last ice age.

6-12

Video