Evolution of Humans

Today we reviewed the handouts from Monday and Tuesday and moved on to learning about our closest living relative.

AIM: I will list three adaptations of humans that support Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

Standard: 7.1.1 Follow the great changes in Earth's history that allowed human life to start.

Lesson Steps
We reviewed the handouts from Monday and Tuesdays lessons. This was very much like reviewing after an absence so we merely went over each other's answers and answered any questions students may have had.

We then looked at a new reading that demonstrated the similarities of the human species with apes. This reading enabled us to compare and contrast animals within the same species. See below:

Apes and Human Compare Contrast - Upload a Document to Scribd

Once we finished this handout, we then looked over the homework page for tonight. I reminded students that all of this information is not saying that we came from monkeys or apes but that we have a common ancestor with them. We will move on to studying our common ancestors next week.

Homework: Color and/or answer the 9 questions related to the human evolution cartoon.

Evolution of Humans Cartoon - Upload a Document to Scribd