Midterm fall 2013

Part 1.

Create an artifact to illustrate human evolution.  This artifact should clearly demonstrate

1. How this example of Human Evolution is supported by the general theory of evolution (describe how and  why we evolved this way)
2. How this example supports the Model of Human Dispersion that you believe to be true.

 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.

• Examples of artifacts
• Essay
• Timeline and map
• Video
• Podcast

Examples of Human Evolution

• Bipedalism
• Language
• Skin Color
• Digestive System
• Childhood
• Brain Development
• Development of culture

Part 2.  Multiple choice

Scantron must be filled out day of the exam.

Evolution of Human Skin Color (last topic of the semester)

Skin Deep Article Read


Nina Jablonski-Ted Talk  Watch

Human dispersion theories

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

Technology Day

research the following projectile technologies

1. Sling
2. atlatl
3. bow 

TECH DAY

1. 10 min coloring

2. Research- Leather tanning

include a materials list for each type of tanning.

3 types required

Dec 13th Class

1. 15 min of coloring
Muscular system Review of the body (plate46)
Muscular System Lower Limb (plate 45)

2. Watch Film from Tuesday Dec 10th

Christopher McDougall: Are we born to run

Answer Questions from Dec 10th And turn them in no later than 2:10 regardless of completion

3. Technology

Research the shoe technology of the Tarahumara

The shoe is called the Huarache

This is a great one to do for your technology presentation including wering them around school.

Tuesday Dec 10th

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?