Drew's+presentation+notes

American Museum of Natural History Hall of Human Origins http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/humanorigins/

Understanding Our Past The History of Human Evolution One Human Species What Makes Us Human? Our Future

Understanding Our Past 14—pages (4 students) Allie, Aubrey, Shelby, Drew THURSDAY

5 diferent types of primates. There teeth were flat. They relied more on vision and less on smell. Over time their eyes moved toward the front of the head.
 * Extinct Primates Allie


 * A Record of the Past Allie

How old the fossils are
 * The Dating Game Allie

La Micoque is the site in France that contains hominid fossils. Tools help us understand past humans
 * Fossil Detectives Allie
 * Ancient Environments Aubrey

Chimps walk on 4 legs and humans walk on 2 feet. They ate small rodents
 * Examining the Evidence Aubrey

By rebuilding the fossils we can see how we once were. Humans had one piece jaw.
 * Reconstructing History Aubrey

older humans had different faces.
 * Faces from Fossils Shelby

Humans are the only remaing descendants of the hominoids. In 1856 the first fossil was found.
 * Our Family Tree Shelby

Chimps have 99% similarity in DNA. All primates have large brains. They can see in color to see food.
 * Living Primates Shelby


 * DNA: Comparing Humans & Chimps Drew
 * Evolution: How It Works Drew
 * Tree of Life Drew
 * Family Resemblances Drew

The History of Human Evolution 16—pages (5 students) Nakia, Jennifer, William, Grant, Molly THURSDAY

Closely related to chimps. They share 99% of DNA
 * The First Humans Nakia

Sharp edges used for meat cutting and building homes.
 * Early Tools Nakia

A skeleton found near a lake. 1.6 million years ago
 * Turkana Boy Nakia

The closest relative was homo engaster. The tools took shape about 1.6 million years ago
 * Many Faces of Homo Jennifer

Simple brains and simple tools. They migrated out of Africa
 * Out of Africa Jennifer

They traveled through Asia and into China. It is there they discovered Homo Erectus. The biggest predator was the hyena
 * Peking Man Jennifer

The most successful was the Homo Erectus. Migrated from Africa and into Asia. They had tiny brains.
 * Spreading through Asia William

All came from Africa to Europe. They crossed the sea from Africa to Europe.
 * The First Europeans William

They settled in Europe and Asia. Few hominid fossils.
 * New Migrants William

200,000 to 500,000 years ago Neanderthals were in Europe. They created stone tools.
 * Evolution in Europe Grant

The first fossil was found in 1856.
 * The Neanderthals Grant

Homo Sapiens evolved in Africa.
 * The Origin of Our Species Grant

The early homo sapiens were found in Jebel Qafzeh. They buried them with their family.
 * The Arrival of Homo sapiens Grant

The ice age was 15,000 years ago. They built huts out of mammoth bones.
 * Life during the Ice Age Molly

Homo sapiens were the last hominids in the world. They used boats to cross the seas. The first art were paintings on stones.
 * Expansion of Homo sapiens Molly


 * The Symbolic World Molly

One Human Species 6—pages (2 students) Demarcus & Marie FRIDAY

Fossils still remain of our ancestors in Africa
 * Leaving Africa Marie

The first humans ate seafood
 * By Land and by Sea Marie

Humans followed the mammoth and bison herds arriving in Siberia 43,000 years ago.
 * Steppes into Asia Marie

The first settled in the Netherlands
 * Moving into Europe Demarcus

The ocean levels were lower back then and the first humans to settle in North America walked across.
 * The First Americans Demarcus

• Beneath the Surface Demarcus Individuality comes form 4 places.

What Makes Us Human? 7—pages (2 students) Monroe & Fax FRIDAY

Our brain seperates us from other animals. 100 billion neurons in our brain which is unique to us.
 * The Human Brain Monroe

Humans are unique because they use language. Full languages originated 50,000 years ago.
 * Language Monroe

Humans are naturally musically inclined. It is a unique function of the human brain.
 * Music Monroe

Animals can’t really make art like we can.
 * Art Monroe

The first tools were arrowheads. They were 2.5 million years old.They made fishing hooks.
 * Tools and Technology Fax


 * A World of Human Expression Fax

• The Science of Evolution Fax Evolution conflicts with people’s religions.

Our Future 3—pages (Dr. Field--TUESDAY)


 * Our Future Bodies
 * Our Future Environment
 * Our Future Universe