BiologyWise
Biology Wise: A Comparative Analysis: Homo Habilis vs. Homo Erectus
Describes Homo habilis and Homo erectus, two early ancestors of humans. Discusses how they were discovered, their characteristics, and what we know about them, with the information clearly laid out in a chart along with some comparative...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Did Teeth Evolve?
Peter S. Ungar traces the evolution of mammalian molars from primitive cone-like structures to the myriad forms of today's species, from lions to cows to people.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Four Billion Years of Evolution in Six Minutes
Ichthyologist and TED Fellow Prosanta Chakrabarty dispels some hardwired myths about evolution, encouraging us to remember that we're a small part of a complex, four-billion-year process- and not the end of the line.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Are We the Only Humans Left?
Just 50,000-100,000 years ago, Earth was home to three or four separate human species, including our most famous cousins: the Neanderthals. New research has shown that Neanderthals were not the brutish, unintelligent cavemen that...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: How Closely Related Are We?
This activity will help you understand the relationship between different species, and show you how we (humans) are related to other species. A link to a worksheet and answer key are provided.
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Khan Academy: Quiz: How Did the First Humans Live?
15 question quiz on the topic of the evolution of humans and how the first humans lived.
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Khan Academy: Gallery: How Did the First Humans Live?
Follow the human migration with this gallery that allows you to observe how our ancestors lived and gathered food.
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Khan Academy: The Four World Zones
Learn about four groups of humans developed from non-connected geographic zones due rising seas. Human history can be explained by this division.
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Khan Academy: Actvity: Early Ancestors
How much do you know about our early ancestors? In this activity you will explore our early ancestors and the evolutionary processes that led to human evolution.
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Khan Academy: Gallery: What Makes Humans Different?
A gallery of pictures exploring how humans have evolved to use tools, use language, and much more.
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Khan Academy: Threshold Card: Threshold 6 Collective Learning
A collective learning infographic on the unit of how our ancestors evolved.
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Khan Academy: Video Transcripts
A page that holds all the transcripts for videos included in the early human unit.
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Khan Academy: Activity: Claim Testing: Collective Learning
An exercise where students will make determinations about whether claims about collective learning are true or false using the claim-testing procedure.
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Khan Academy: Charles Darwin's Evidence for Evolution
An article reviewing over the life of Charles Darwin and his evidence of evolution. Find out how this young naturalist who took a trip around the world collecting evidence about how organisms have changed over time.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Human Evolution Study Guide
Review and study the main concepts of human evolution.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: The Scopes Trial
This primary set uses photographs, letters, posters, and publications to explore the Scopes Monkey Trial. Includes teaching guide.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Historos Cave
An activity for students to draw conclusions about how early humans lived by drawing on information from earlier lessons and researching caves.
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Khan Academy: Activity: Human Migration Patterns
Use this activity to figure out where the first humans lived. This activity requires students to read clues and use their understanding of the clues to create a map to give them a visual representation of early humans movements.
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Khan Academy: Foraging
An article discussing the evolution of humans and animals relying on nature for their food. Learn about how humans have used the natural environment to hunt and gather food.
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Khan Academy: Activity: Hunter Gatherer Menu
Understand the diet of our foraging ancestors through this exercise. At the end of this exercise, students will be able to compare our diet to our ancestors.
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Khan Academy: Quiz: How Our Ancestors Evolved
A fourteen question quiz about human evolution. Test your knowledge of how our ancestors have evolved.
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Khan Academy: Lucy and the Leakeys
An article that discusses the Leakey's investigations to find human origins in Africa.