This could be the greatest assignment ever!!
Create a paper mache early hominid skull. Here is the deal....
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 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!!)
(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
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
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