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Teachers
Teachers
Of all the accomplished scientists we've interviewed over the years, there's always one thing they have in common: a teacher who encouraged their curiosity in the natural world.
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Lesson Plan
Animating the Tree of LifeStudents will explore an animated "Tree of Life." They will record observations and questions about it and discuss them as a class. Create your own cartoon!
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Factsheet
Cambrian ExplosionThe Cambrian Explosion was a burst of animal evolution that occurred in the ocean about 540 million years ago.
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Reading
Cambrian Explosion: A BIG BANG in the Evolution of AnimalsFor most of Earth's early history, there simply was no fossil record. Only recently have we come to discover otherwise: Life is virtually as old as the planet itself, and even the most ancient sedimentary rocks have yielded fossilized remains of primitive forms of life.
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The Origins of the Amazing Diversity of Life
The earth is full of an incredible diversity of wondrous creatures. How did this diversity come to pass?
The Origins of the Amazing Diversity of Life
The earth is full of an incredible diversity of wondrous creatures. How did this diversity come to pass?
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Teacher
We'll Be at NSTA in The City of Brotherly Love!
Come join us at the National Science Teachers Association Conference! We can't wait to meet science teachers from all over the country.
We'll be debuting our new animation film 'The Tree of Life'. Stop by and say 'Hi!' at Booth 813.
Please Stop By Booth 813!
We'll Be at NSTA in The City of Brotherly Love!
Come join us at the National Science Teachers Association Conference! We can't wait to meet science teachers from all over the country.
We'll be debuting our new animation film 'The Tree of Life'. Stop by and say 'Hi!' at Booth 813.
Please Stop By Booth 813!
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Scientist
Karen Osborn Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Karen is so enthusiastic about polychaete (meaning many bristles) worms that she launched International Polychaete Day. Learn more about Karen’s unique curiosity.
Karen Osborn Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Karen is so enthusiastic about polychaete (meaning many bristles) worms that she launched International Polychaete Day. Learn more about Karen’s unique curiosity.
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