Building Faces From Fossils (Interactive)
Watch paleoartist Viktor Deak put a face to the skull of "Turkana Boy."
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/building-fossils-faces.html

The Adaptable Human (Interview)
Read why paleoanthropologist Rick Potts believes modern day humans were adapted to change, itself, like climate change, for example.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/adaptable-human.html

Ask the Expert (Interview)
Meet Mary T. Silcox, professor of anthropology at the University of Winnipeg, Canada, who uses fossils to answer questions about our earliest primate ancestors.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0303/02-ask.html

Confessions of a Preparator (Interview)
Find out how fossil preparator Sarah Finney removes layers of rock, grain by grain, to reveal ancient fossils.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/link/fossils.html

Dig and Deduce (Lesson/Interactive)
Be an archaeologist and uncover bones and artifacts at a dig site, then try to figure out what the evidence suggests.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neanderthals/dig.html

Curriculum Connections
Archaeology, fossils, artifacts, evidence

Standards
Grades 5-8
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Standard C: Life Science: Structure and function of living systems, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and ecosystems, Diversity and adaptations of organisms
Standard G: History and Nature of Science: Science as a human endeavor, Nature of science, History of science

Grades 9-12
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Standard C: Life Science: Biological evolution; Interdependence of organisms; Matter, energy, and organization in living systems; Behavior of organisms
Standard G: History and Nature of Science: Science as a human endeavor, Nature of scientific knowledge, Historical perspectives

Depicting Our Ancestors (Audio Slideshow)
Learn how science experts like paleoanthropologist Dan Lieberman bring to life the creatures of "Becoming Human." (6:26 min.)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/becominghuman/prod-flash.html

Curriculum Connections

Standards
Grades 5-8
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Standard C: Life Science: Structure and function of living systems, Reproduction and heredity, Regulation and behavior, Populations and ecosystems, Diversity and adaptations of organisms
Standard E: Science and Technology: Abilities of technological design, Understanding about science and technology
Standard G: History and Nature of Science: Science as a human endeavor, Nature of science, History of science

Grades 9-12
Standard A: Science as Inquiry: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry, Understanding about scientific inquiry
Standard C: Life Science: Biological evolution, Interdependence of organisms, Matter, energy, and organization in living systems, Behavior of organisms
Standard E: Science and Technology: Abilities of technological design, Understanding about science and technology
Standard G: History and Nature of Science: Science as a human endeavor, Nature of scientific knowledge, Historical perspectives