2.   TSWBAT explain the meaning of the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic Ages, and tell what developments occurred in each. Learning Goal for today

3.   Watch this clip about the earliest humans and events in nature that helped guide their development.this clip Video Clip

4.   Fold your paper in half, to make a booklet.  Write the title The Stone Age at the top of the first page.  On the next pages, write these titles:  Paleolithic Age  Mesolithic Age  Neolithic Age Activity

5.   The Stone Age is a PREHISTORIC period of time when hominids (early humans who walked upright) made and used the first stone tools. The Stone Age (front cover)

6.   Read pages 32-33 of textbook.  Write: the dates it occurred in, and the major characteristics and accomplishments of that age.  Use the chart on page 32 to help you.  Create a picture that illustrates a major development of that age. On each page

7.   Get a laptop or iPad.  Use Google to look up:  Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic  Tools used in each period Draw pictures of what you find on the appropriate page. If you finish early,

8.   Write these notes on your cover page, under The Stone Age.  Major developments included:  Invention of tools  Being able to master the use of fire  Development of language  Farming (raising animals and growing crops) Summary – Front Cover

9.   Write your name and period 1 on your small paper, on the SHORT SIDE.  Write ONLY your answer:  What changes occurred from the Paleolithic to Neolithic Ages, and what do they tell us? Exit Ticket