Australopithecine Ancestor

Today we learned about Lucy and how she is the first known Hominid.

AIM: I will define archaeologist and list three artifacts which helped them to analyze our earliest ancestors.

Standard: 7.1.3 Explain the evidence supporting hominid origin in East Africa.

Do Now:
1) Vocabulary term: To adjust or get used to a new environment.
2) Vocabulary term: High level of cultural development.
3) Vocabulary term: An "R"rated movie is not ____________ for you.
4) What tool did we use yesterday to draw the fossil?

Lesson Steps: Today we reviewed the lessons from yesterday and focused on excerpts 1 & 2. We reviewed the evidence of what archaeologists found and how they analyzed it to determine what Lucy was like. This process mimics the paragraph writing process that we will be doing tonight.

We then moved on to learn about the Greek and Latin origin of the word australopithecine and more evidence about what a fossilized footprint would tell us about their lifestyle.

We wrapped up by filling out one box of our paragraph organization sheet in preparation for tonight's homework.

Homework: Fill in the MEAL paragraph worksheet to answer the following question: "What conclusions have archaeologists made from australopithecine fossils?"

Handout:

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