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Title:

NOVA: Last Extinction

Url:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/last-extinction.html

Publisher:

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
WGBH Educational Foundation

Description: What, some ask, was the "last extinction?" It's a fair query indeed, and it happens to be understood as the period approximately 13,000 years ago when large animals were killed off across the North American continent. The exact cause of this extinction remains unknown, but this engaging program offered as part of the long-running NOVA series on public television offers up one particularly interesting theory. On this site, visitors can watch a preview of the program, and then make their way through six interactive sections, including "The Extinction Debate" and "Stone Age Toolkit". In "The Extinction Debate" visitors will be introduced to the wide range of scientific theories that have been actively debated and discussed in regards to this extinction. Moving on, the "Stone Age Toolkit" allows users to play a lively matching game where they can learn about the role that ten different primitive artifacts played in the lives of humans thousands of years ago. The site is rounded out by a teacher's guide and a set of additional links and readings.

LC Classification:

Bibliography. Library science. Information resources (General) -- Subject bibliography -- Geology. Mineralogy. Paleontology -- Special topics, A-Z -- Catastrophes
Science -- Geology -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Cytology -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Natural history (General) -- Extinction (Biology)

GEM Subject:

Science -- Biology
Science -- Geology

Key Concept:

Geology
Ecology -- Extinction

Date Issued:

2009-03-31

Resource Type:

Collection
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

WGBH Educational Foundation

Access Rights:

Free access

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