1. Hominid Evolution
MNW Biology
10/3-10/4

2. Date: 10/ /05
Topic: Hominid Evolution
Learning Target: Analyze information to determine basic trends in hominid evolution

3. Bell Ringer
Why do you think it is a popular belief that humans evolved from monkeys?
What evidence do you think that is needed to prove the theory that human evolved from monkeys?

4. What are we doing today? Bell Ringer (5 minutes)
Inquiry stations (30 minutes)
Discussion and Notebook Input (15 minutes)
Notebook Output (5 minutes)
Independent Practice (20 minutes)
Exit Ticket (10 minutes)

5. Vocabulary Cranium- skull
Brow ridge- how much they eyebrow area sticks out
Correlation- relationship between two things
Foramen Magnum- hole in skull where spine is connected to the bottom of the skull
Facial slope- how much the face is angled out
Prognathism (snout)- how much the jaw sticks out
Trend- observable pattern

6. Inquiry stations instructions
What does inquiry mean?
How should you answer the questions?

8. Hominid Evolution Lab You have 5 minutes at every station Stay focused
No cell phones
Raise your hand if you have a question

9. What did we notice… Evolution of the skull
Frederic, what changed about the jaw over time?

10. What did we notice… Evolution of the skull
Khalia, can you build on what Frederic said?

11. What did we notice… Evolution of the skull
La’Shantee, predict what happened to the brain size?

12. What did we notice… Evolution of the skull
Janyla, can you unpack what La’Shantee said?

13. What did we notice… Evolution of the skull
Malik, can you summarize what Janyla and La’Shantee just talked about?

14. What did we notice… Evolution of the skull

15. What did we notice over time?
Anneshia, can you explain what is represented by this picture?

16. What did we notice over time?
Keyon, can you either support or challenge what Anneshia said?

17. What did we notice over time?
Erin A., can you combine what you know about skulls to the information that Keyon talked about?

18. What did we notice over time?
Terri, can you build on what Erin said?

19. What did we notice over time?
Brittany, can you summarize what Terri said?

20. Bipedalism Other primates are quadrapedal=walk on 4 legs
Hominids became bipedal=walk on 2 legs
Bipedalism allows you to use your arms to carry things while you walk

21. Justin, can you predict how the changes we’ve talked about (skull, brain size, and bipedalism) affected hominid behavior?

22. Claudimir, can you either support or challenge what Justin said?

23. Jennifer, can you summarize what Claudimir said?

24. Makya, can you build on what Jennifer said?

25. With evolution came:
Language
Manufacture of tools
Making tools = no longer using teeth as basic tools = smaller jaw size

26. Did Humans come from Monkeys?
Janiah, based on what you know about hominid evolution, do you think humans came from monkeys, why or why not?

27. Did Humans come from Monkeys?
Khalia, can you link to what Janiah said?

28. Did Humans come from Monkeys?
Derricka, can you unpack what Janiah and Khalia said?

29. Did Humans come from Monkeys?
Sheena, can you challenge or defend what Derricka said?

30. Did Humans come from Monkeys?
Travis, can you summarize what Sheena said?

31. Notebook output 3 minutes
Talk about what we learned today…
In your own words, explain how the hominid behavior of using tools affected skull anatomy
Did humans really come from monkeys?

32. HOME LEARNING
In your notebook, draw or paste a picture of the brain and label the following parts:
cerebrum
frontal lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
occipital lobe
brain stem
pons
medula oblongata
cerebellum
This assignment will be checked at the beginning of next class!!!