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Triumph of Life
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/triumph-of-life/introduction/1873/
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This Web companion to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) television series features essays, video clips, and special interactive features that explore the story of life on Earth. Additional features include an animated evolutionary timeline and a set of links to related materials including lesson plans and instructor's guides. PBS is a non-profit media enterprise owned and operated by the nation's 348 public television stations which uses the power of noncommercial television, the Internet and other media to enrich the lives of all Americans through quality programs and education services that inform, inspire and delight.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Guide for instructor
    • Lesson plan
  • Visual:
    • Video
Subject:
  • Biology
  • Environmental science
Technical requirements:
RealPlayer plug-in
Flash player
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 1995 - 2006 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). All rights reserved.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-009-117
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evolution and equilibrium
      • C - Life science:
        • Diversity and adaptations of organisms
        • Population and ecosystems
        • Regulation and behavior
        • Reproduction and heredity
        • Structure and function in living systems
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evolution and equilibrium
      • C - Life science:
        • Behavior of organisms
        • Biological evolution
        • Interdependence of organisms
        • Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Nature Television Series
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/