Article with a phylogeny of bird speices (extant only). Developed because scientists wanted an overview of diversity and diversification across bird species, but can be used as an example when discussing diversity, and in showing phylogenies, classification, and how relationships are gleaned. A good tool/example to develop class discussion and/or quiz questions to see if students...

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This website offers thousands of authentic NBC News videos, historic newsreels, primary source documents, photographs and more, useful for instructors, researchers and students. The content is categorized in to 40 subject areas including biology, chemistry, education, current events, finance, earth science, physics, ethics, math & statistics etc. Very engaging content and easy navigation. The...

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A comprehensive website that takes viewers/readers through evolution, step by step, from basics of what science is and the nature of science, to the history of evolutionary thought. There is aslo a section on "teaching evolution" (which includes age-appropriate materials and a section on misconceptions) and how to handle potential pitfalls in teaching the topic (such as avoiding pitfalls...

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Final video in a three part series on Fibonacci numbers and being a plant. This video explains exceptions to the Fibonacci series, why you may find them, and how they work. There is a short discussion of plant hormones and growth, and this illustrates the unity of knowledge in math, physics, and biology (a learning objective in most CLSE courses). The comments and questions...

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This is video two in a three video series. This video continues from the introduction to describe how plants have their leaves in certain arrangements, and how this relates to the Fibonacci series. It is a good video to illustrate the unity of knowledge in math and science, as well as exhibiting the unity and diversity of life (both of these are related to course learning objectives in all CLSE...

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