The First Humans
Recallinginforma.on
1)Doyoubelievedinosaursandhumansliveatthesame.me?
ReadandAnswer(Notanote-takingslide)
NomaAerwhatyoumayhaveseeninthemovies,earlymandidnotliveduringthesameperiodinhistoryasdinosaurs!Dinosaursdiedoutabout65millionyearsago.Thefirsthumanlikehominidsdidnotappearun.laround3millionyearsago.
2) Wasyouanswercorrectfromthefirstslide?
3) Whatwasthe.medifferencebetweendinosaursand
human-likehominids?
I)Hominids• Hominidsarehuman-likeanimalsthatwalkedupright.
• Existed4.4millionyearsagoineasternandsouthernAfrica.
• Includesgreatapes(chimpanzeesandgorillas).
MakingaConnec.on
4) Doyoubelievethathumanstodayevolved(camefrom)fromapes?Whyorwhynot?
Defendyouranswer!
II)Early Humans
• Apesandmenwereverydifferent.• Earlyhuman-likehominidscouldstandupright,apescouldnot.
• Hominidhandswerejointeddifferentlywhichallowedthemtomakeandusetools.
5)Compareandcontrastthedifferenthandsoftheseprimates.
III)Lucy• Thebonesofa20yearoldfemale(Lucy)werefoundinEthiopiaAfrica.
• ShebelongstotheearlyhumangroupcalledAustralopithecus.
• Lucywasabout4feettallandweighedabout50pounds.
• Shemadeitpossibleforscien.ststolearnaboutearlyhominids.
Lucy• Watchthefollowingvideoandanswertheques.onsthatfollow:
hAp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/educa.on/evolu.on/finding-lucy.html
6) WhatdiscoveryledJohansontobelieveLucywalked
upright?7) WhatwasconcludedaboutLucy’sbrain?
IV)EarlyHumans
• Earlyhumanswerehuntersandgatherers.– Humansmovedfromplacetoplacehun.nganimalsandgatheringfood.
– TheydidnotliveinoneseAledplace.
• Earlyhumansdidnotknowhowtofarm.
V)HumanGroups• Humanhominidsaredividedinto
3speciesthataroseatdifferent.mesinprehistory:
1)Homohabilis=personwithability(usetools)2)Homoerectus=personwhowalksupright3)Homosapiens=personwhothinks
*HomoisaLa.nwordmeaning
“human”
Conclusion
8)Adercomple.ngtheac.vity,doagreethathumansevolvedfromapes?Whyorwhynot?
PlayandExplorePiecetogethersomedinosaurbones!hAp://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/skeleton_jigsaw/
25StrangeDinosaurshAp://list25.com/25-strangest-prehistoric-creatures-to-roam-the-earth/VideoontheWeirdestDinosaurs-BBChAps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDvJk3pvzdUEarlyManTimelinehAp://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolu.on-.meline-interac.veApetoHuman:HistoryChannelDocumentaryhAps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sMqFivWTmk
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