Human Evolution: Walking Upright, Early Tools and Ancestors
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Description
In this product I have a 10 page (5 page printed duplex) worksheet on human evolution and adaptation. I use it specifically in conjunction with a website created by the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History which can be found here. This product walks students through our evolutionary history and common ancestors. It can be used without the website as a stand-alone worksheet with a different type of reading on the topic. I also included a second version that has dedicated writing lines for each explanation answer.
The product is split into 7 different topics of our evolution:
- Walking Upright (structural changes, adaptations, advantages/disadvantages)
- Tools and Food (compare and contrast our tools with chimpanzees)
- Bodies (how our changing diet changed us structurally)
- Brains (advantages/disadvantages, effects of environment on development)
- Social Life (Development, advantage to living in groups, parents caring for young)
- Language and Symbols (How self expression played a role in our development)
- Humans Change the World (Reaching the Americas)
Format:
Explanation
Short answer
Compare/Contrast
Multiple Choice
True False
The first section (Walking upright) has sentence starters for the first 6 questions to help students formulate their answers
How can I utilize this resource in my classroom?
This product can be used as a webquest/online activity during class, as a homework assignment or as a sub plan. Can be used as a worksheet with an alternative but complimentary reading on the subject or may be utilized as an assessment. Includes a pdf and Word document for editing of both versions.
Note: this resource is in a zip file. Some computers may need a program such as Winzip to open these types of compression files. Please see this website for more information on how to open a zip file here.
Looking for other resources on adaptations and evolution? Check out my other resources:
The Evolution of Us Documentary Bundle
The Evolution of Us: How Did We Get Here?
The Evolution of Us: Where Are We Going?
Study of Genetics and Heredity Bundled Lesson Plan
Adaptations & Evolution Bundle
Evolution, Natural Selection & Artificial Selection: Worksheet or Quiz
