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Archaeology.info: Australopithecus Robustus

For Students 9th - 10th
This Archaeology.Info site contains information on the Australopithecus Robustus. This site also includes an extensive section on diagnostic features and references.
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Handout
Other

Archaeology.info: Australopithecus Boisei

For Students 9th - 10th
This Archaeology.Info site contains information on Australopithecus Boisei. This site includes a long list of diagnostic features, resources, and bibliography.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Asustralopithecus Afarensis

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers an excellent definition of the species, Australopithecus afarensis.
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Handout
University of Texas at Austin

E Fossils: Flashcards: Genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
PDF will assist those learning about Hominins. Print off the document and cut into flashcards featuring Lucy, Taung Child, Nutcracker Man, and The Black Skull.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Lucy: The First Hominid Skeleton

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the archaeologists who discovered the first Hominid skeleton and other ancestors of humans.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Australopithecus

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Graphic image of the ape-man ancestor of humans, Australopithecus.