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Where did the very first living thing on Earth come from? This 10-minute NOVA video (released in 2011) explores a landmark discovery made by chemist John Sutherland, who created the conditions in which building blocks of RNA assemble themselves naturally.
Editor's Note This cost-free video provides insight into the chemistry of life, which makes it appropriate for a physical science course. The presentation is engaging and clear enough for secondary students to understand. See Related Materials for a link to an interactive version of the famous 1953 Miller-Urey experiment, in which biochemistry students combined methane, water vapor, hydrogen, and ammonia....then introduced an electric charge. The result: amino acids (the building blocks of protein) were created. Please note that this resource requires Flash.
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)5. The Living Environment
5A. Diversity of Life
5F. Evolution of Life
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=11422">WGBH Educational Foundation. NOVA: Revealing the Origins of Life. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, February 12, 2011.</a>
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NOVA: Revealing the Origins of Life. (2011, February 12). Retrieved April 26, 2024, from WGBH Educational Foundation: https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nsn11.sci.life.evo.lifeorigins/revealing-the-origins-of-life/
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WGBH Educational Foundation. NOVA: Revealing the Origins of Life. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, February 12, 2011. https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nsn11.sci.life.evo.lifeorigins/revealing-the-origins-of-life/ (accessed 26 April 2024).
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NOVA: Revealing the Origins of Life. Boston: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2011. 12 Feb. 2011. 26 Apr. 2024 <https://oeta.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nsn11.sci.life.evo.lifeorigins/revealing-the-origins-of-life/>.
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