Module 4: Tool Use
SLOs:
– Students will understand differences in Oldowan and Acheulean stone tools and how they are made
– Students will understand the importance of tool use socially, culturally, and in terms of health/wellness
– Students will compare human tool use to tool use in other animals (ex: video of crow sledding down roof, primates using sticks and rocks). There is an emphasis on the evidence of planning in stone tools.
Resources:
https://anthromuseum.missouri.edu/minigalleries/handaxes/intro.shtml
http://anthro.palomar.edu/homo/homo_4.htm
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/stone-tools/early-stone-age-tools
http://www.sapiens.org/evolution/homo-sapiens-and-tool-making/
Curriculum Connections:
- NGSS (2013)- LS3
- NGSS (2013)- LS4
- AP Biology (2012-2013)- 1, 6, 154
- IB Biology (2016)- 5
Crania to highlight: Homo erectus and Homo habilis