Evolution
(PBS)
This rich and impressive PBS Web site features videos,
simulations, animations, interactive timelines, expert
commentary, primary sources, and extensive links to
evolution-related learning resources worldwide. There is a also
a free, 40-page teacher's guide available and an eight-session
course for high school teachers.
Becoming Human
Presented by the Institute of Human Origins , this visually
impressive site presents human evolution in “a broadband
documentary experience" and offers news and debates in
paleoanthropology, as well as Web guide.
The Human Origins Program (Smithsonian)
Hosted by the Smithsonian Institution, this site offers a "Hall
of Human Ancestors" featuring movies of fossil skulls in the
Smithsonian's collection. Under construction.
Creative
Impulse: Prehistory
Creative Impulse is a great art history and world history site
and has many well organized links to prehistory sites
Human Evolution-Overview (W.S.U.)
Focused on "The Long Foreground: Human Prehistory", this site
offers links and three learning topics: Overview of Human
Evolution, Hominid Species Timeline, and Human Physical
Characteristics. It features a clear and interesting
step-by-step guide to the guide to the subjects with plentiful
images and concise explanatory text. Click on "Learning
Modules".
These are "cool" sites for use in a
Prehistory/Ancient History classroom:
Evolution
(PBS)
This rich and impressive PBS Web site features videos,
simulations, animations, interactive timelines, expert
commentary, primary sources, and extensive links to
evolution-related learning resources worldwide. There is a also
a free, 40-page teacher's guide available and an eight-session
course for high school teachers.
Becoming Human
Presented by the Institute of Human Origins , this visually
impressive site presents human evolution in “a broadband
documentary experience" and offers news and debates in
paleoanthropology, as well as Web guide.
The Cave of Lascaux
A slick site produced by the French government that offers a
visual tour of the famous cave art at Lascaux
