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Sampling and Normal Distribution
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Graphically explore how sample distribution and standard error of the mean depends on the sample size.
Comparative Anatomy of the Domestic Chicken
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Trace the evolutionary history of birds by comparing the shapes and structures of certain bones in a chicken to those of some of its extinct and living relatives.
How We Get Our Skin Color Interactive
Interactive Video

(3 min 32 sec) This interactive animation about the biology of skin color provides stop points at which students can further explore the material through additional text and illustrations, videos, questions, and simple interactive widgets.
iTunes U Course: Gorongosa: Using Citizen Science to Study Ecology
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This iTunes U course teaches concepts in ecology and scientific inquiry through a citizen science project in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
WildCam Gorongosa
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Researchers in Gorongosa National Park use remote trail cameras to study the park’s wildlife. You can contribute to this important research through WildCam Gorongosa, an online citizen science platform.
Beak of the Finch Film With Quiz
Interactive Video

(15 min 54 sec) Embedded quiz modules test students’ understanding as they watch a short film on the evolution of the finch species found on the Galápagos Islands.
EarthViewer — Online and Downloadable Version
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What did Earth look like 250 million years ago? Or 1 billion years ago? Or 4.5 billion years ago? EarthViewer is an interactive tool that allows you to explore the science of Earth's deep history. To use the app version for tablets and mobile devices, click here.
Icefish Film with Quiz
Interactive Video

(13 min 14 sec) Embedded quiz modules test students’ understanding as they watch the short film on the icefish—an example of how genes are reused and recycled.
Mesozoic Film with Quiz
Interactive Video

(33 min 43 sec) Embedded quiz modules test students’ understanding as they watch the short film on the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Pocket Mouse Film With Quiz
Interactive Video

(10 min 29 sec) Embedded quiz modules test students’ understanding as they watch the short film on the rock pocket mouse—a living example of Darwin’s process of natural selection.
Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab App
App

The Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab app lets you explore the evolution of the anole lizards in the Caribbean on your iOS device.
The Anthropocene: Human Impact on the Environment
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Explore key human impacts on the environment and how they have affected Earth’s landscape, ocean, atmosphere, and biodiversity with this engaging interactive.
Vertebrate Circulatorium
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Compare and contrast the anatomy of the heart and the circulatory systems of major vertebrate groups and gain insights into their evolution.
The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and Cancer
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Explore the phases, checkpoints, and protein regulators of the cell cycle in this highly interactive Click and Learn and find out how mutated versions of these proteins can lead to the development of cancer.
Stickleback Evolution Virtual Lab App
App

App version of the popular virtual lab, introducing you to the science and techniques used to analyze the threespine stickleback fish.
BCR-ABL: Cancer Protein Structure and Function
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This Click and Learn describes how understanding the structure of the BCR-ABL kinase led to the development of an effective treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.
Gorongosa Timeline
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A highly visual interactive timeline for exploring the history of Gorongosa National Park, from its beginnings as a hunting reserve and decline in the wake of a civil war, to its return to being one of the world’s foremost wildlife treasures and case studies in conservation biology.
Gorongosa National Park Interactive Map
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This interactive map of Gorongosa National Park allows users to explore different features of the park, including key components of the conservation strategy.
Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab
Virtual Lab

The Lizard Evolution Virtual Lab was developed by a team of scientists, educators, graphic artists, and film makers to explore the evolution of the anole lizards in the Caribbean.
Great Transitions Interactive
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The fossils of transitional creatures were key evidence for Darwin’s evolutionary theory, but none had been found when he published On the Origin of Species. Now, there are many examples of such fossils, which clearly show that big evolutionary leaps consist of many smaller steps.