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Developed in collaboration with Dr. Martin K. Nickels, Professor of Physical Anthropology at Illinois State University, this Hominid Skull Comparison lets students investigate and draw their own conclusions regarding evolutionary relationships by examining and taking measurements of 24 life-size drawings of 8 hominid skulls (based on real specimens).
Each skull is depicted using three different drawings: a front view, profile view and medial view. Based on their findings, and working in groups, students construct "family trees" which they must present and defend to the rest of the class.
This exercise simulates the process of paleo-archeology study that characterizes this scientific field.
It also ties in to a discussion of the various competing theories of human evolution that are currently being hotly debated. Grades 8-12.
Includes: 8 frontal, profile and medial views each of A. afarensis, A. boisei, H. habilis, H. erectus, H sapiens neanderthalensis, H. sapiens sapiens, Pan troglodytes, and Gorilla gorilla; 15 protractors; 20 rulers; 1 Hominid Skull Poster (24 x 36); Hominid Skull Video; Transparency.

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