Lucy and Ancestry

 Lucy is the name given to an ancient bi-pedal species, discovered in North Eastern Africa of which has evolved over time to become human.  Lucy is significant because her species is the first to be discovered as adapting from life in the trees to life on the ground.

 Lucy demonstrates how a species can adapt to its environment for survival  It is hypothesized that Lucy’s environment changed from mostly Jungle to Savannah (or grasslands).  Her species survived this change because they were able to adapt by walking on two legs, as the number of trees in their environment slowly declined

 What aspect of survival made it necessary for Lucy’s species to walk on two legs? (Select all that apply)  A. Food  B. Shelter  C. Protection from predators  D. Reproduction

 Evolutionary theory states that all humans come from one common ancestor, such as Lucy.  Our ancestors are important because their biological make-up determines characteristics and traits that we are born with. Ex) Walking on two legs

 Traits are characteristics of a human that are inherited from their parents/ancestors Physical Traits Include  Eye color  Hair color  Hair texture  Skin color  Vision/Height Biological Traits Include Ability to learn, diseases that can be passed down from one generation to the next

 Your job is to create a family tree, this can be a powerpoint or google doc or a drawing on paper.  You are required to include 2 physical traits for each member on your family tree, and make sure to use the same trait for each family member.  Ex) If you choose eye color and hair color for one family member you will use this trait for all of our family members.

Kathryn HoweVictor Howe Red Hair Blue Eyes Blonde Hair Brown Eyes 3 Children Marilyn Howe Arlene Howe Sophia Howe Brown Hair Red Hair Brown Hair Blue Eyes Blue Eyes Brown Eyes Start with your mom/dads side of family as far back as you can go, and include all of their children (great aunts and uncles) and their traits as well Use, tables, shapes, and text boxes to fill in your information Be Creative!!

Marilyn SmithArthur Smith Brown Hair Blue Eyes Blonde Hair Blue Eyes From all of your great- grandparent s children, this slide has your grand parents and their children (these are you aunts and uncles) 4 Children Carry Smith Gary Smith Kevin Smith Eric Smith Blonde Hair Same Same Same Blue Eyes

When your moms side is finished move to your dads side and complete a slide for each generation and their children, like before

Carry NiaziPeter Niazi Blonde Hair Blue Eyes Brown Hair Brown Eyes This is where you put your parents and their children ( this is you and your brothers/sisters) 2 Children Kathryn NiaziJoseph NiaziBrown Hair Brown EyesBlue Eyes

 Which trait shows up the most frequently in your family tree?  Ex) Brown Eyes  Which trait shows up the least?  Ex) Red Hair