Instructional Video13:00
Bozeman Science

Speciation and Extinction

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen details the evolutionary processes of speciation and extinction. Stickleback evolution in Lake Loberg is used as example of rapid speciation. Adaptive radiation is illustrated using the Hawaiian honeycreeper. A brief...
Instructional Video33:43
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Day the Mesozoic Died

8th - Higher Ed Standards
A dynamic, three-part feature explores what caused mass extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period. Computer animations, interviews, and on-site footage from around the world divulge evidence that it was the K-T...
Instructional Video9:47
Curated OER

Origin and Evolution of Life, Part 1

9th - 12th
Start a class exploration explaining the origin of evolution and life on planet Earth with the first of a five part series. Episode one examines the KT Boundary and what it meant in terms of mass extinction. It explores evidence and keys...
Instructional Video3:02
Curated OER

Asteroid Attack - What Really Killed the Dinosaurs?

4th - 12th
How do scientists know what really killed the dinosaurs? This clip explains what the KT boundary is and what it means in relation to dinosaur extinction. This clip is very short and seems to be a part of a larger BBC special on dinosaur...
Instructional Video0:02
Curated OER

Asteroid Attack - Where's the Evidence?

4th - 12th
What evidence do we have to prove the theory that a huge asteroid led to the extinction of the dinosaurs? This two-minute clip gives a brief look at the evidence geologists have found to prove their theory.