Digging into Our Past

Today we acted like archaeologists and redrew a fossilized 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: We picked new seats and jobs today.

Lesson Steps: After we picked new jobs and seats we did an activity which allowed students to act like archaeologists. We opened our textbooks to page 109 where there is a photograph of a fossilized skeleton. We put a grid on top and carefully drew what we saw on our handout. This careful drawing allowed students to see the individual bones and finally decipher the entire skeleton. We reflected on how this process was difficult and also how this process could also be challenging for professional archaeologists.

We then looked over the beginning vocabulary in preparation for tonight's reading.

Homework: Students are to read excerpt #2 and answer questions 6-8.

Handout:

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