Human Evolution

See also:

• Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Living Things: Animals: Mammals: Humans  (83)
• Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Living Things: Animals: Mammals: Primates  (55)
• Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: The Earth: Prehistoric Times: People  (15)

Ancestral Lines - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Shows the different shapes of skulls from chimpanzees through to modern humans. Photographs of fossils can be compared while reading about the characteristics.

Archaeology Info - [ Mature Teens ] - Comprehensive human evolution and archaeology online resource.

Athena Review: Homo erectus - [ Mature Teens ] - Goes through the detailed history of homo erectus, one of modern humans ancestors.

BBC: Walking with Cavemen - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Describes the differences between different species of human ancestors, plus cavemen facts.

Becoming Human - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Journey through the story of human evolution in a multimedia documentary experience. Requires high-speed Internet connection and Macromedia Flash.

Early Hominid Evolution - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Looks at the discovery and analysis of early hominids.

Evolution of Humans - [ Mature Teens ] - Detailed discussion of human evolution with illustrations and graphs.

Fossil Hominids: The Evidence for Human Evolution - [ Mature Teens ] - An overview of human evolution, summarizing current thinking and describing the fossil evidence for Australopithecus and Homo.

Handprint : Ancestral Lines - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Provides an 'interactive' graph that maps the journey of hominid ancestors from 5 million years ago to present day with descriptions of the various species.

Hominid Evolution - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - The Hunterian Museum presents a guided tour, following the timeline of fossil discoveries with dioramas, pictures and descriptions.

Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Interactive images of the skulls of modern primate relatives and fossils of the ancestors of humans. [Requires Shockwave.

Human Evolution: You Try It (PBS) - [ Kids/Teens ] - Explores when humans evolved, who their ancestors were, and why these species adapted. Includes Shockwave game.

Human Family Tree - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A high school research project describes each of the different fossil discoveries and the way they fit onto a timeline.

Human Family Tree - [ Mature Teens ] - Graphical depiction of different archaeological discoveries and their relationship to each other.

Human Origins Program - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Movies and photographs illustrate the journey through five million years of human evolution, with FAQ and news of recent discoveries. From the Smithsonian Institution.

Human Prehistory - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - This interactive exhibit allows the viewer to walk through the stages of human evolution from Australopithecus to homo sapiens.

Leakey.com: The Leakey Family - [ Mature Teens ] - Biographies and research of this family studying human evolution in Africa.

Life and Times of Early Man - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Comprehensive and interactive guide to the important discoveries and different species involved. Includes a simple chart for following the development of skills and culture.

A Look at Our Ancestors - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A summary of evolutionary evidence, with photographs and characteristics of the different fossils.

Origin of the Species - [ Mature Teens ] - Written in 1859 by Charles Darwin, it is a description of evolution by natural selection.

Pictures of Human Evolution - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Reconstructions, photographs, illustrations and timelines are used to represent the development of modern man.

ReligiousTolerance.org on Evolution and Creationism - [ Mature Teens ] - Overview and history of the Evolution/Creation debate.

Theory of Human Evolution - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - The Emuseum gives a general overview, with definitions, fossil charts and a list of the important people involved in the subject.

Think Quest: Human Origins - [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Examines the mysteries and theories involved, with comparisons between the different stages of development as reflected by fossil discoveries. [Dutch and English.

BBC News: Asteroids May Have Affected Human Evolution - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Article reports the views of two researchers who believe that man's development could have been influenced by frequent cosmic catastrophes. (April 12, 2001)

Flat-faced Man is Puzzle - [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - BBC News story about the discovery of fossil remains of a human-like creature that researchers say represents an entirely new branch on the human family tree. (March 21, 2001)