Becoming+Human


 * Bio II-Homonid Evolution:** //Becoming Human…//

Go to [|www.becominghuman.org] and choose “Launch Documentary”.

__Focus questions__: Where did we originate? Who/what did we evolve from? What environmental factors have affected the course of our evolution? What major anatomical changes appear in hominids? How has social development helped distinguish our species?
 * Watch the Prologue.**

Describe the major feature that sets hominids like Australopithicus apart from apes? Why is this feature important?
 * Watch the “Anatomy” documentary.**

Describe the major feature that sets things in the Genus //Homo// apart from the rest of the hominids? Why is it important?

According to Alan Walker, what was the reason that Homo erectus left Africa? When? Was this a “push” or a “pull”?

You should try to incorporate the information into a poem or [|epitaph] about this hominids life similar to what you might find on an actual tombstone. 1196361150 //Australopithecus anamensis// //Australopithecus afarensis//1196250834 //Australopithecus aethiopicus// //Aurstalopithecus africanus 1196736722// //Australopithecus robustus// //Australopithecus boisei// //Orrorin turgenensis// || **__HOMONID ANCESTORS__ Choose one of these and claim it below the table.** || //Sahelantropus tchadensis// //Homo habilis- Carlynn Winkelman Homo erectus 1196240389 Homo neanderthalesis1196243112 Homo heidelbergensis 1196338501 Kenyanthropus platyops// //Homo floresiensis 1196391429// ||
 * Homework:** You will be assigned one of the hominid fossils from the list below. Your job is to research this hominid and create a tombstone with the following information: approximate age, important anatomical features, habitat/lifestyle/diet information, where they lived, cultural/behavioral developments.
 * //Ardipithicus ramidus://