Interactive presentation – Constructing a phylogenetic tree of related languages
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Human evolution lesson collection
Constructing a phylogenetic tree of languages
In this lesson, students use linguistic data (word similarities between languages) to reconstruct a phylogenetic tree of related languages and use the tree to infer the specific relationships between languages.
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Lesson plan: Evolution and development of upright walking
This document contains a collection of activities and resources related to the evolution and development of upright walking in our species
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Mental Time Travel
Teaching resources and information about the evolution of our capacity for mental time travel
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Fast and slow thinking
Teaching resources and information about the evolution of fast and slow thinking
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Worksheet: Fossil hominin fact sheet
A worksheet on which students collect information on a specific fossil hominin
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DNA-V
Psychologists Louise Hayes and Joseph Ciarocchi have developed the DNA-V model. It contains the metaphors of the “Discoverer“, “Noticer“, “Advisor” and the “Valuer”, to help humans be aware of, make use of, and practice different skills towards valued living.
Values domains sorting activity
This activity lets students explore the six different values domains by considering why we humans might have evolved to find these areas of life meaningful and important, and what kinds of different things we can do to live towards these valued domains.
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Mismatch? (lesson plan)
Students learn about the concept of evolutionary mismatch and apply it to various problems of sustainable development.
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