End of Course Project and Test

End of Course Project

Part 1.

Create an artifact to illustrate human evolution.  This artifact should clearly demonstrate what theory you believe(out of africa, multiregionalism, hybrid theory) . Included should be a clear understanding of the process of evolution, the timeline that this process occurred on, the evidence to support your argument and a description of how this is represented in the modern population(lactase persistence, language development, brain development, abstract/cultural development).

• Examples of artifacts
• Essay
• Timeline and map
• Video
• Podcast
• Social Media
• Infographic

Part 2

Multiple Choice Exam


Chapter Guided Notes
(just in case you can't find yours)

Human Dispersal patterns and Evolution

Expanding your understanding of Human Evolutionary Patterns

Scientific American Special Issue May 2003

Read The articles in Emergence.

Start with

1.Out of Africa again ... and again
2.The Multiregional Evolution of Humans
3.The Recent African Genesis of Humans

Evolution of Human Skin Color

Evolution of human skin color

1. Read 

Skin Deep Article

2. View
Nina Jablonski-Ted Talk

To achieve the equilibrium five conditions must be met:

• Population must be very large.

• Population must be isolated from other populations (no immigration or emigration).

• No mutations.

• Random mating.

• No natural selection (i.e. every individual has an equal chance of survival)

3. Answer

Explain how the evolution of human skin color illustrates the principles of microevolution.  Include in your discussion how each of the points of the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium model are represented in the evolution of skin color. Site specific examples for each on the points.

Case study Earliest Americans

1. Watch film Americas Stone Age Explorers

As you watch the movie create a paper pinterest board to turn in.

2. Research the clovis theory.
Read this article

3. Research the current discoveries in American Human Migration.
Read scientific american article 
Read Nature article

Bipedal Motion Case Study

Day 1

Read Endurance Running Article 

Answer article questions


Day 2
1. 10 min of coloring. Focus on coloring the bones of the foot and lower leg

2. Watch the following 2 videos
 


The Barefoot Professor

Christopher McDougall: Are we born to run

After watching the 2 videos answer the following questions.

1. 

A.What does Dr. Lieberman believe the the reason is that humans have evolved to run barefoot?  

B.What evidence does he have?

2. Christopher McDougall has a different set of reasons for the importance of running.  

A.What does McDouglas believe is the importance of running?  

B. What are McDougall's 3 mysteries? How does running solve his 3 mysteries?

C. Why does McDougall believe that running is the natural state and the natural state is how we live today?

D. How do humans compare to squirrels in terms of sprinting?

E. How do females compare to males in the sprints and shorter races like the mile? What evidence does he use to illustrate this point?

F.How do females compare to males in ultra long distance running?  How does this fit both McDougall's and Lieberman's theories?

G.How does age effect running ability? Draw a graph that shows speed versus age for distance running in humans?

Day 3

Research the Tarahumara.

Create a history of bipedalism of the Tarahumara and the importance of running in their society.

Include:

Where they live
What they eat 
Technologies related to running
Games and cultural practices associated with running.

Day 4

Outside magazine article

Macroevolution

• Chapter notes
• Macroevolution packet
• Deep time link
• Extinction video questions
• Cladistics lab
• REVIEW SHEET KEY

Got Lactase

Got Lactase Case Study Schedule

Period 1

Pre case study questions

Watch Video 1- Spencer Wells

Read Milk revolution article

Answer post movie and article questions

Period 2

Watch Video 2- Sarah Tishkoff

Period 3

Finish Watching Video 2- Sarah Tishkof

Start Lactase Persistence: Evidence for natural selection 

Period 4

Finish Lactase Persistence: Evidence for natural selection

Period 5

Start Gene Regulation click and learn case

Period 6

Complete Gene Regulation click and learn case

Period 7

Start Pedigrees and Inheritance 

Period 8

Complete Pedigrees and Inheritance

Period 9

Got lactase Blood glucose Data Analysis lab

Period 10 

Got Lactase? Coevolution of genes and culture Quiz

Resources 

Video 1- Spencer Wells

Article-Lactase Persistence The milk revolution

Video 2- Sarah Tishkoff

 Lactase Persistence: Evidence for natural selection

Gene regulation click and learn

Handout -gene regulation click and learn

Pedigree analysis

Lactase test analysis

Quiz (use notes and handouts)

Unit 2 Introduction to evolution

Unit 2 Introduction to Evolution


Assignment #1- History of evolutionary thought timeline

Assignment #2- Movie Questions- Darwin's Dangerous Idea 

Assignment # 3- Bird Lab
Results and discussion instructions
Class Data Share Out Form

Assignment 4- Judgement day questions

Assignment 5-Mechanisms of evolution packet

review sheet key

Unit 1

Welcome

1. What is anthropology and why is it important?
2. In what ways has your life been improved by anthropology?
3. How is anthropology important for society?
4. Why did you take this class?
5. What do you hope to learn while taking this class?
6. What types of learning styles do you prefer? Please list them and be specific. You have been a student for some time now and should have preferences.
7. What type of learning do you prefer not to use? Why? (agan specifcs are important here. If you write something like “I don’t like learning by doing work” that is not gonna get it done.)
8. We will often do group work. Do you prefer to have groups assigned or choose them yourself? How do you deal with a group member that has not contributed?
9. Deadlines are an important aspect of getting through the curriculum. How would you like to deal with missed deadlines and late work?
10. How do you prefer to have work assigned? Daily, by unit…   Also how do you want to handle the issue of needing more time? Scheduled time out of class (break for example) work on your own outside of class…

Assignment 1- Read and Take Notes Chap 1

Assignment # 2-Famous Anthropologists and their Disciplines

Assignment# 3- Iceman Murder Mystery

Assignment #4-Easter Island (Applied Anthropology)

Assignment #5- Historical Archeology

endurance running article

Endurance running

Human Dispersal Articles

Out of Africa

Hybrid theory

Multiregionalism

Neanderthal in the media

Part A

1. Create a list of terms that you associate with the human relative Neanderthal.
2. Do a google image search and create a graphic that represents how you believe the public perceives Neanderthal
3. Create a post/tweet/snap that reflects the popular perception of Neanderthal (this does not require the use of the associated platforms for production)

Part B

1. For each of the stereotypes presented with either the list you have created or from the images you have chosen to use attempt to find evidence that would refute or rewrite our understanding (misunderstanding?) of Neanderthal.

Final Assessment

Part 1.

Create an artifact to illustrate human evolution.  This artifact should clearly demonstrate what theory you believe(out of africa, multiregionalism, hybrid theory) . Included should be a clear understanding of the process of evolution, the timeline that this process occurred on, the evidence to support your argument and a description of how this is represented in the modern population(lactase persistence, language development, brain development, abstract/cultural development).

• Examples of artifacts
• Essay
• Timeline and map
• Video
• Podcast
• Social Media
• Infographic

Part 2

Multiple Choice Exam


Chapter Guided Notes
(just in case you can't find yours)

Becoming Human

Examining evidence.

1. Using the interactive found here create a graph that illustrates the relationship between human history and brain size.
2. Based on your research within the interactive examine 2 other factors that show a relationship between evolution and who we are today. Create a visual (infographic, graph, map ...) that shows this relationship. 

Got Lactase- Case study

Got Lactase- Case study

Got Lactase Case Study Schedule

Period 1

Pre case study questions

Watch Video 1- Spencer Wells

Read Milk revolution article

Answer post movie and article questions 

Got Lactase? Coevolution of genes and culture Quiz

Video 1- Spencer Wells

Article-Lactase Persistence The milk revolution

Quiz (use notes and handouts)

Microevolution review sheet

Review sheet

Exam on Tuesday

HWE Problems
Answers
True/false
7-T
8-F
9-F
10-T

MC
22-c
23-b
24-a
25-c
26-d
27-c
28-b
29-c

Evolution of human skin color

Evolution of human skin color

1. Read 

Skin Deep Article

2. View
Nina Jablonski-Ted Talk

To achieve the equilibrium five conditions must be met:

• Population must be very large.

• Population must be isolated from other populations (no immigration or emigration).

• No mutations.

• Random mating.

• No natural selection (i.e. every individual has an equal chance of survival)

3. Answer

Explain how the evolution of human skin color illustrates the principles of microevolution.  Include in your discussion how each of the points of the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium model are represented in the evolution of skin color. Site specific examples for each on the points.