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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Early Hominid Assignment: Create a Skull!!!

This could be the greatest assignment ever!!

Create a paper mache early hominid skull.  Here is the deal....

Step One: Form a productive partnership of two
Step Two: Decide what skull you will craft (by random class draw)
Step Three: Research the shape and size of the hominid's skull with help from Mr. B
Step Four: Bring the materials(a balloon, flour & water) from home (Mr.B may have some extra materials)
Step Five: Get Crackin!!! 

Below are the skulls of some of the early hominids.  Some of them date to almost 3,000,000 years ago...wow! We will be focussed and creating the following species:

Australopithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Sapien Neanderthal and Homo Sapien Sapien (us!!)
  

(A) Pan troglodytes, chimpanzee, modern
(B) Australopithecus africanus, STS 5, 2.6 My
(C) Australopithecus africanus, STS 71, 2.5 My
(D) Homo habilis, KNM-ER 1813, 1.9 My
(E) Homo habilis, OH24, 1.8 My
(F) Homo rudolfensis, KNM-ER 1470, 1.8 My
(G) Homo erectus, Dmanisi cranium D2700, 1.75 My(H) Homo ergaster (early H. erectus), KNM-ER 3733, 1.75 My
(I) Homo heidelbergensis, “Rhodesia man,” 300,000 – 125,000 y
(J) Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, La Ferrassie 1, 70,000 y
(K) Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, La Chappelle-aux-Saints, 60,000 y
(L) Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Le Moustier, 45,000 y
(M) Homo sapiens sapiens, Cro-Magnon I, 30,000 y
(N) Homo sapiens sapiens, modern

1 comment:

  1. I dont get how you make a life size skull? Don't you have to get a moled to do that? Well I can't wait to make it
    - Heather

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