1. Why have historians divided time into two parts, BC and AD?
Review Question
Why have historians divided time into two parts, BC and AD?

2. Possible Answers
Historians have divided time into two periods so we can have a sense of how long ago an event occurred.
BC events are further in the past, and the higher the number, the more in the past the event was.
AD events are nearer to the present, and the higher the number, the closer we are to our current time.

3. D’s, get textbooks for your group.
Walk-In
Take out notebook, folder, pencil box.
D’s, get textbooks for your group.
Copy the question and answer in sentences.
Explain three reasons why the early cave people may have created cave paintings.

4. Answers Cave people created cave paintings to
Tell the story of their hunt and lives
Express their artistic, creative side
Develop their fine-motor skills
Communicate with people around them.

5. The Earliest Humans

6. Same and Different
What are some similarities and differences among the following three creatures?

7. Families and Species
Living things are organized into families, with similarities.
The species within a family are very alike, but have differences in their GENES.
More than 2 million years ago, humans used to come in different varieties, with different abilities!
Eventually, only our type of human survived and is alive today.

8. Humans of Long Ago
Here are our ancestors!

9. How did early humans become our species of today?
We will do some reading to build background about early humans.
We will do a web quest later this week to identify mystery skulls and see our human family tree!

10. Read pages 28 to 31. Read pages 28 to 31.
Answer the questions from your small sheet in your notebook using Cornell Notes format.
Write the question on the right.
Write your answer on the left, may be in bullet form.

11. Timeline Make a timeline similar to the one on pages 28 and 29.
Title: Timeline of Human Development
Try to draw accurately the difference in size and shape of head and brain!

12. Walk-In Take out notebook, folder, pencil box and agenda.
A’s, get textbooks for your table, please.
Copy the question and answer in sentences:
What is a hominid, and why were they so important in our development?

13. Answer A hominid is a being that can walk upright on two feet.
They could now use their hands for other skills, like making and using tools, hunting, and picking food.

14. Homeroom Business T-shirt design contest for the 6th grade!
You may participate if you like.
Designs must include the following: 6th grade, Akimel A-al
Designs should be done on regular printer paper with only one color design.
Artist name on the back of the page.
Designs are due to homeroom teacher by Friday, August 25th.  Voting in homeroom will take place the same day.

15. Student Council Good chance to get involved and be a leader!
Must be able to attend meetings (mostly before school), and be comfortable telling the class about upcoming events.
Creative ideas for fun school events a plus!
Get form signed by parents and back to Mrs. Ryan by Mon. Aug Elections will be that day.

16. Photo envelopes
Due this Friday!

17. Lunch today – House Cup challenge!
Go LIT SAVAGES!
Reps for our homeroom:
Juliana, Maya, Rylie, Luna, Catherine, SaRae, Gracie, Socrates

18. Early Hominids and Humans
Hominids are creatures that can walk upright, on two feet.
At one time, there were various SPECIES of humans alive, at the same time, in Africa.
Some began to move to other places, like Europe and Asia.

19. Some moved over a land bridge from Asia to Alaska, so humans entered the Americas.
How did our species, Homo sapiens, end up being the only species of humans still alive?

20. Video Clip
See this clip (DE – The Evolutionary Process of Humans) about how early humans moved about the world and established themselves!

21. Our Species, Homo sapiens
Extinction is a natural part of the evolution of species.
Human species that were better at hunting, protecting themselves, and adapting to their environments ended up surviving better than weaker species.
Homo sapiens is now the only species of humans alive.