The Discovery of Early Man Social Studies
Essential question In what ways were the first humans able to modify their physical environment as well as adapt to their environment?
Aim and Do Now Aim: Why did scientists study the remains of early humans? What were their goals? Do Now: You live 200,000 during the stone age. You need to cut up some greens that you found to eat. You strike two rocks together to sharpen and realize you’ve made a knife! How will you apply your new skill to other parts of your life?
Key Vocabulary Prehistory- a time before there was writing Hominid- early ancestor of humans Ancestor- relative of the past Tool-any handheld object that has been modified to help a person accomplish a task Paleolithic Era- Also known as the Stone Age of Old stone Age
Key Vocabulary Society- a community of people who share a common culture Hunter-gatherers- people who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits and nuts to survive Archeologist- some one who studies artifacts to learn about civilizations from the past
Home Work Reread Chapter 4 section 1 1) Copy and define all bold worded vocabulary 2) Answer the following short answer questions in at least 2 sentences: -What characteristics did Homo erectus have that modern humans also have? -What did they use fire for? 3)Make T-chart: Title: Paleolithic Era ToolsUsed For First Tools Later Tools
How to Look at Pre-Historic Timelines 4,000,000 BC2,000,000 BC 9,000 BC4,000 BC400 BC0 What do we notice about this time line? What can we relate this timeline to in math?
Early Human Migration
Questions to Consider 1)Where did the early humans originate from? 2)Make some observations based on the map presented. Based on the information presented, hypothesize the type of landforms early man may have settled by. 3)Develop a logical argument to explain why they would settle by these particular landforms.
Early Hominid Sites
The Discovery of Lucy
Day One Class Work Group Work- Answer the questions in accordance to your assigned group. Q A What did Donald Johnson conclude by examining the bones of the hominid Lucy? Use textual based evidence to predict why these discoveries were so important to future discoveries of early man. Q B Use context clues to explain why the discovery of Lucy was so important. Draw some conclusions and explain why would this evidence be so important to future discoveries? Draw some conclusions about the idea of being bipedal. Compare it to the ancient creatures that were not and make some conclusions about how life changed for hominids once becoming bipedal. Q C Hypothesize how life was before early humans were bipedal and how life was after they became bipedal. Elaborate in an answer the comparisons of the two groups. Explain how being bipedal helps with the idea of locomotion then based on the last paragraph in the article make a prediction how this may have affected early humans later on.