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This document contains a collection of activities and resources related to the evolution and development of upright walking in our species
This booklet of protocols and activities serves as a companion to the teacher’s guide “Collective Teacher Efficacy for Community Improvement.” It includes a collection
Human Evolution Resources Mental Time Travel As we look more closely at our perception and thinking, we may find that we are quite often
Human Evolution Resources Fast and Slow Thinking As we look more closely at our perception and thinking, we find that some of it is
A self-study module on the OpenEvo learning hub on teaching about the evolution of sustainable resource with NetLogo computer simulations
This guide explores Collective Teacher Efficacy (CTE), a powerful concept that centres on the shared belief among educators in their collective ability to positively
A guide to exploring the mind in educational settings through evolutionary and behavioral science
In this method, students practise both expressing their own thoughts in a short monologue and listening attentively to other students. This method is therefore
A research journal helps students to record information, observations, expectations, wishes, results and reflections. This allows them to accompany the research process independently. The
In this method, the students work with a matrix in which they can categorize different projects and research ideas. This helps them to prioritize
When researching on the internet, students need to collect information from reputable sources. To do this, they need to learn which documents/articles are really
This game is particularly suitable as an introductory game for a group that does not yet know each other. The students are supposed to
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The method helps pupils to empathize with different positions on a topic and to thereby come to a more differentiated understanding of a problem.
In this method, students write wishes, ideas, reflections or proposed solutions anonymously on small pieces of paper. The group then discusses the anonymized notes
The aim of this method is to break down entrenched thought patterns by having students take on different roles and thus adopt different perspectives.
Troika consulting is a method for rapid mutual consultation and support.
Ideas for solutions and new approaches to problems are developed quickly and effectively. It
Bei dieser Methode arbeiten sechs SuS zusammen, um möglichst schnell und intuitiv Ideen zu entwickeln, ohne diese zu bewerten. Dafür schreibt jede Person drei
Think-Pair-Share is a method in which learners first think individually about a question or problem, then discuss their thoughts in pairs and finally together
The barometer method is a didactic method designed to make it easier for students to reach a judgment. It enables students to visualize their
Students write criticisms on colored sheets of paper on a specific topic. These are collected and stuck on a large sheet of paper, the
This method helps students to analyze images, illustrations and photos using questions regarding their intended purpose.
The method is a problem-solving technique in which an initially targeted question is reversed, requiring a different approach. For example, instead of considering how
In this method, several caricatures on a topic are compared and analyzed. This provides an overview of different interpretations of a topic.
To help students carry out their project, it is useful to draw up a work schedule. This allows responsibilities to be allocated, timelines to
This method is suitable for reviewing ideas for research questions with regard to their feasibility. The students scrutinize their own ideas on the basis
This method is a simple and low-threshold way for students to quickly exchange ideas with each other. It does not require any special preparation
In this method, six students work together in a group to develop ideas together in writing. The method is so called because six students
Mit der Auswertungszielscheibe können SuS unkompliziert und niedrigschwellig Feedback zu verschiedenen Aspekten geben. Das Feedback kann sich an die Lehrkraft oder die gesamte Gruppe
Students can use the evaluation target disc to provide uncomplicated and low-threshold feedback on various aspects. The feedback can be directed at the teacher
In this method, learners talk in different groups about specific problems or questions. The aim is to get them talking to each other as
We are all equal, but some are more equal than others. In this activity, participants take on roles and move forward depending on their
A freeze frame is a frozen constellation of a problem, social situation or topic. Relationships between people and essential character traits of people are
A worksheet on which students collect information on a specific fossil hominin
Human Evolution Resources Moral Intuitions A basic insight of social psychology is that our beliefs and attitudes about ethical-moral issues are largely influenced by
Information and ideas about exploring different ways that we could measure “progress” towards a more sustainable future
Information about the development of human impacts on the environment
Information about the history and challenges of resource use in our species
Information about the causes and consequences of social inquality
Information about the history and challenges of population growth in our species
Information about the development of living standards in our species
Information about the history and current challenges of food production
Information about the evolution and spread of innovations
Information about the history and importance of social networking in our species
Information about the history and future of technologies
Information about the history of communication in our species
Materials for creating a causal map on the relationships between human behaviors, technologies, institutions, social and natural environments
A collection of materials for connecting past human evolution to the present and the future. Students explore global trends and relationships between human behavior,
Psychologists Louise Hayes and Joseph Ciarocchi have developed the DNA-V model. It contains the metaphors of the “Discoverer“, “Noticer“, “Advisor” and the “Valuer”,
This document is intended to give you some ideas on how you can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to design a lesson or unit that
This activity lets students explore the six different values domains by considering why we humans might have evolved to find these areas of life
In this activity students sort a range of examples of emotions into a matrix of good-bad and mild-intense. There are no right or wrong
Human Evolution Resources Throwing and body coordination Some features of our body indicate that they are adaptations for the ability to throw objects. Thus,
Students learn about the concept of evolutionary mismatch and apply it to various problems of sustainable development.
An experiment in which researchers wanted to examine the role of teaching and communication in the transmission of toolmaking.
Students explore the concept of cultural evolution by comparing it to genetic evolution based on a number of concepts, and explore why cultural evolution
Stories of lost explorers that tell us about the importance of cultural knowledge to our survival.
How can we understand variation in the minds of primates? An Orange-based data exploration.
A reading text about the importance of cumulative culture in our everyday experience and in the evolution of our species
Our collection related to learning about comparative, cross-cultural, and developmental psychology.
In this lesson students explore the causes of our moral intuitions with the help of a sorting activity and reflection questions.
Using puppets psychologists explore what small children as young as a few months old think about their social environment and whether they can distinguish
A reading text about the challenges of life in groups and how groups across biology have found ways to solve these challenges.
A video excerpt and worksheet on the importance of pointing gestures in human communication
A reading text on the evolution of the baby schema together with cooperative child care
A reading text and causal mapping tasks on the (co)evolution of brain size, childhood, premature birth, cooperative childcare and social learning and teaching
A series of experiments to explore the tendency to imitate in children and chimpanzees
A handout about the “Triune Brain” model highlighting different functions of different brain regions
