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3D Model Dinosaur T-Rex Skull and Base.
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With a rhyming text and paper collage illustrations, author-artist Bob Barner brings dinosaurs back to life and offers fun dinosaur facts. Based on the children's book.
(Source: DCMP)
Part of a series that features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels. For this particular video, students will focus on the functions of the human skeletal system. Part of the Science Video Vocab Series.
In this episode, host Emily Graslie sets the record straight on prehistoric life and misconceptions found in sci-fi movies. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
Takes viewers to an inner city high school where students had serious discipline and learning problems. More than half of the eighth and ninth grade students here were diagnosed with ADHD, and many worked at fourth grade level. The teacher, Allison Cameron, discovered the groundbreaking research by the Harvard Professor of Psychiatry, John J. Ratey, M.D. (author of "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain"), showing a link between sustained aerobic activity and the brain's ability to grow new cells. Allison also learned that Napierville High School in the Chicago area, which began exercise programs 18 years ago, has one of the best academic records in the U.S.
Venomous animals have evolved a variety of mechanisms that deliver toxins to would-be predators and prey. Curator Mark Siddall discusses some of the anatomical features these venomous animals have adapted.
In this episode, host Joe Hanson discusses how the human body is full of design flaws. He argues that these flaws are due to evolution and that the human body is still evolving. Part of the "It's Okay to Be Smart" series.
Bones are important to everyday tasks and movements. Students learn the functions of the following bones:spine, rib cage, tibia, femur, and skull. Part of the “Everyday Science for Preschoolers” series.
Anthropologists have made new fossil discoveries on Palau, an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. But these fossils do not appear to be of animal origins. Could they belong to early humans? If so, scientists must answer the question of human variation. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Paleontologists found a small theropod dinosaur skull right on top of a nest of eggs that were believed to belong to a plant-eating dinosaur. Instead of being the nest robbers that they were originally thought to be, raptors like this one would reveal themselves to actually be caring parents. Part of the "Eons" series.
In this behind-the-scenes glimpse into the skeletal collections at The Field Museum, host Emily Graslie examines various elephant skeletons. Bill Stanley, Director of the Gantz Family Collections Center, describes the differences in skull structure between the species. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Paul Sereno is usually digging up dinosaur bones. But Sereno was walking through the Sahara in northern Niger when he found a nearly 10,000-year-old human skull. This discovery lead Sereno to imagine the green Sahara that was their home. Segment of video from Wild Chronicles Series.
Whales are fascinating. They're also, oftentimes, absolutely gigantic, which makes storing them in a museum collection quite challenging. In this episode, host Emily Graslie visits the Smithsonian's "Whale Warehouse" to chat with Curator of Marine Mammals Dr. Michael McGowen about the incredible specimens housed in this unique space. Part of "The Brain Scoop" series.
From end to end, its forelimbs alone measured an incredible 2.4 meters long and were tipped with big, comma-shaped claws. But other than its bizarre arms, very little material from this dinosaur had been found: no skull, no feet. Scientists were unable to create a full picture of this dinosaur until they began exploring quarries in 2006 and 2009. Part of the "Eons" series.
The American Museum of Natural History has more than 33 million artifacts and specimens in their scientific collections. This episode provides an overview of the various objects found in the museum. Some are centuries-old specimens, while others are entirely new types of specialized exhibits. However, the entire collection is an irreplaceable record of life on Earth. Part of the "Shelf Life" series.
Students learn why fossils are often referred to as "windows to the past." The basic requirements for fossil formation are identified. Examples of various fossils highlight different types of fossil preservation, including petrification, imprints, molds and casts, freezing, amber fossilization, and preservation in tar pits. Finally, various uses of fossils are discussed. Additional terminology and concepts: cement, paleontology, fossil fuels, preserved remains, paleontologist, sediments, and limestone.
In October 2004, the understanding of the human family tree was turned upside down. Anthropologists reported that they had discovered the bones of a tiny, unknown hominin, on the Indonesian island of Flores. It was named Homo floresiensis, but it's often called "the hobbit" for its short stature and oddly proportioned feet. It’s been at the center of a major controversy in the field ever since. Part of the "Eons" series.
Patients who have suffered devastating facial injuries sometimes go to great lengths to hide themselves from public view. At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, civil and mechanical engineer Glaucio Paulino saw the possibilities of combining engineering and medical skills to tackle the complex challenge of facial reconstruction. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”
With funding from the National Science Foundation, Peter Ungar is revealing more details about the lives of human ancestors, and he’s doing it through dentistry. The University of Arkansas anthropologist uses high tech dental scans to find out more about the diets of hominids, a technique that sometimes leads to new and very different conclusions. While anthropologists traditionally determine the diets of our ancestors by examining the size and shape of teeth and jaws, Ungar's powerful microscopes paint a more detailed picture by looking at wear patterns on teeth.
Paleoanthropologist Dr. Tim White discusses how his team unearthed the fossil of Ardipithecus ramidus, an early hominid that lived about 4.4 million years ago. Dr. White discusses the fossil record and hominid evolution.
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