Different Types of Hominids

Different Types of Hominids:

The goal of this lesson is have students be able to identify various types of hominids, compare their characteristics to modern humans, and assess how these hominids evolved to better allow for survival

 What you get:

A Power Point Presentation with a Do Now, Class Notes, Diagrams on human evolution and prehistoric time periods, a video link, assessment questions, activity instructions and a conclusion question

2 Different Activity Options for students

Option A asks students to choose a hominid, describe the characteristics and assess how their traits help with survival.

Digital Version for Online Learning Also included!

Option B asks them to compare the hominid to modern humans.

Readings on each hominid are provided, as well as a fact sheet on humans, which can be used for the comparison.

A Graphic Organizer and Keys for each option are provided.