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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.
Teachers
Teachers
Lesson Plan Material
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Lesson Plan
Life in the Fast Lane – From Hunted to HunterLab dissection of a squid, a member of Class Cephalopoda (along with the octopus and nautilus). Supported by several Shape of Life segments, students interpret squid adaptations as a radical case of divergent evolution: A line of ancestral snails abandoned the life of sluggish grazing and foraging in favor of a new niche as speedy open water predators.Full Lesson Plan
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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.Download Factsheet
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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.Download Reading
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Teacher
Kelley Voss, Ph D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Pasadena City College
“I have the honor to return to my community college roots as a tenure-track instructor at Pasadena City College. I am really enjoying the innovative initiatives happening in my department. It’s a very full circle moment in my career!”
Kelley Voss, Ph D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Pasadena City College
“I have the honor to return to my community college roots as a tenure-track instructor at Pasadena City College. I am really enjoying the innovative initiatives happening in my department. It’s a very full circle moment in my career!”
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Blog
Biodiversity Blog
The earth is in its sixth mass extinction— the worst since the asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs and 50% of other species.
Biodiversity Blog
The earth is in its sixth mass extinction— the worst since the asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs and 50% of other species.
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Scientist
Rich Mooi, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology California Academy of Sciences
Rich studies the evolution of echinoderms. The oldest echinoderm fossils date back to the Cambrian period, about 550 million years ago.
Rich Mooi, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology California Academy of Sciences
Rich studies the evolution of echinoderms. The oldest echinoderm fossils date back to the Cambrian period, about 550 million years ago.
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