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Big History - Human Development - Evolution
Lesson9 of 13 in this unit
PrimaryYear 3 - 6ScienceEarth and SpaceHuman EndeavourEconomicSystems Thinking
Lesson Summary
Students explore a timeline of human evolution and the role of archaeologists in discovering this information. They conduct an experiment that demonstrates the usefulness of opposable thumbs as an evolutionary step.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- begin to explore the appearance of early humans on Earth.
Success criteria
Students can:
- describe the role of archaeologists in learning about our past
- demonstrate how early humans (our ancestors) evolved.
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