Life As We Know It: Lesson Overview
In this lesson, students will explore the evolution of life on Earth using video segments from The Human Spark, from the earliest single-celled organism to modern Homo sapiens. (Grades 9-12)
In this lesson, students will explore the evolution of life on Earth using video segments from The Human Spark, from the earliest single-celled organism to modern Homo sapiens. (Grades 9-12)
In this lesson, students learn about an important yet extinct branch of the human family tree – the Neanderthals. (Grades 9-12)
Using segments from the PBS program: The Human Spark, students learn about the changes that occur in children as they grow. (Grades 9-12)
In this lesson, using clips from The Human Spark: Becoming Us, students will learn about evolution by exploring information about human, Neanderthal, and chimpanzee DNA. (Grades 9-12)
Using segments from the Human Spark, in this video-enhanced lesson students learn how to design and critique experiments with living subjects. (Grades 5-8)
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