Module 1: Paleoanthropological Methods
SLOs:
– Students will think critically about paleoanthropological methods
– Students will explain the difference between relative and absolute dating and explain some of the benefits and drawbacks of both types of methods
– Students will summarize paleoanthropology in the last 100 years (i.e. arm chair anthropology to social-media integration)
Resources:
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/taung-child
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/evolution/taung.html
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/32291/title/The-First-Australopithecus–1925/
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/284158_brain.html
http://www.radiolab.org/story/taung-child/
http://pages.ucsd.edu/~jmoore/courses/anth42web/DATINGmethods.pdf
http://anthro.palomar.edu/time/time_3.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/evolution/lee-berger/
Curriculum Connections:
- NGSS (2013)- LS4
- AP Biology (2012-2013)- 2, 3, 6
- IB Biology (2016)- 5
Crania to highlight: Australopithecus africanus (Taung child skull) and Homo naledi
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