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Students
Students
At Shape of Life we believe PLAY is the best form of science research. We encourage everyone to lift rocks and get messy. A whole world opens up from our curiosity.
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Handout
Constructing the Tree of Life HandoutFull Handout Material
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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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Creature
Boring Sponge
Boring sponges are anything but. These sponges drill into strong calcium carbonate structures and their process is incredible.
Boring Sponge
Boring sponges are anything but. These sponges drill into strong calcium carbonate structures and their process is incredible.
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Did You Know?
Sponges Beneath an Ice Shelf
When an iceberg broke loose from an ice shelf in the Antarctic, scientists conducting research nearby seized the opportunity. They wanted to look at the newly-exposed seafloor 209 square miles deep.
Sponges Beneath an Ice Shelf
When an iceberg broke loose from an ice shelf in the Antarctic, scientists conducting research nearby seized the opportunity. They wanted to look at the newly-exposed seafloor 209 square miles deep.
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Scientist
Amanda Kahn Assistant Professor, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories- San Jose State University
Join Amanda as she shares the magnificent world of sponges and how they go to battle with the climate crisis.
Amanda Kahn Assistant Professor, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories- San Jose State University
Join Amanda as she shares the magnificent world of sponges and how they go to battle with the climate crisis.
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