Unit #6 Driving Question: What makes humans different from other species?
Learning Outcomes
Student will be able to:
Student will be able to:
- Describe human evolution, using evidence and connection to other species of mammals.
- Explain whether or not symbolic language makes humans different.
- Describe how early humans lived.
- Explain collective learning.
- Understand what scholars from multiple disciplines know about a topic and the questions they can ask to gain an understanding of the topic from an integrated perspective.
- Show early human migration on a map
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 2, 2023 to January 6, 2023
Monday, January 2, 2023 No School (Winter Break)
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 No School (Winter Break)
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 No School (SIP Day)
Thursday, January 5, 2023 Unit 6 Scavenger Hunt with DK Books & Unit 6 Vocabulary Flipbook and Definitions
Friday, January 6, 2023 Comet Con (Growth Mindset)
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 9, 2023 to January 13, 2023
Monday, January 9, 2023 Threshold 6 Video Questions & Threshold 6 Foldable Project
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Introduction to Anthropology Google Slides & Worksheet
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 You Be the Paleoanthropologist Worksheet, Jamboard, & CER
Thursday, January 12, 2023 Becoming Human Part 1-First Steps
Friday, January 13, 2023 Becoming Human Part 2-Birth of Humanity
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 16, 2023 to January 20, 2023
Monday, January 16, 2023 No School (MLK Day)
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 Becoming Human Part 3-Last Human Standing
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Early Human Ancestor Brochure , Early Human Ancestor Graphic Organizer, & Early Human Ancestors Readings
Thursday, January 19, 2023 Project Work Day
Friday, January 20, 2023 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 23, 2023 to January 27, 2023
Monday, January 23, 2023 Towards Civilization Video Questions
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Paleolithic & Neolithic Tic-Tac-Toe
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Work Day
Thursday, January 26, 2023 Cave Art 101 & Trading Caves: A Day in My Life in Cave Art
Friday, January 27, 2023 Spurlock Museum Outreach Presentation
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 30, 2023 to February 3, 2023
Monday, January 30, 2023 Hunter & Gatherer Menu Project
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Project Work Day
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Project Work Day
Thursday, February 2, 2023 Multiple Causation: The Story of Alphonse the Camel
Friday, February 3, 2023 Multiple Causation: What Caused Neanderthals to Go Extinct?
Lesson Plans for the Week of February 6, 2023 to February 10, 2023
Monday, February 6, 2023 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Thursday, February 9, 2023 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Friday, February 10, 2023 Spurlock Museum Outreach Program
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 3, 2022 to January 7, 2022
Monday, January 3, 2022 No School (School Improvement Day)
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 Review Class & COVID Expectations
Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Unit 6 Scavenger Hunt with DK Books
Thursday, January 6, 2022 Unit 6 Vocabulary Trading Cards Project & Vocabulary Definition Sheet
Friday, January 7, 2022 Comet Con
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 10, 2022 to January 14, 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022 Becoming Human Part 1-First Steps
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 Becoming Human Part 2-Birth of Humanity
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Becoming Human Part 3-Last Human Standing
Thursday, January 13, 2022 Becoming Human Part 3-Last Human Standing
Friday, January 14, 2022 Second Step (SEL Lesson)
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 17, 2022 to January 21, 2022
Monday, January 17, 2022 No School (MLK Jr. Day)
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Introduction to Anthropology Google Slides (Video), You Be the Paleoanthropologist Worksheet, Jamboard, & CER
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Threshold 6 Video Questions & Threshold 6 Foldable Project
Thursday, January 20, 2022 Early Human Ancestor Brochure , Early Human Ancestor Graphic Organizer, & Early Human Ancestors Readings
Friday, January 21, 2022 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 24, 2022 to January 28, 2022
Monday, January 24, 2022 Hunter & Gatherer Menu Project
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Project Work Day
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Project Work Day
Thursday, January 27, 2022 Multiple Causation: The Story of Alphonse the Camel
Friday, January 28, 2022 Multiple Causation: What Caused Neanderthals to Go Extinct?
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 31, 2022 to February 4, 2022
Monday, January 31, 2022 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Tuesday, February 1, 2022 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Thursday, February 3, 2022 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Friday, February 4, 2022 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 4, 2021 to January 8, 2021
Monday, January 4, 2021 No School (School Improvement Day)
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 No School (School Improvement Day)
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Crash Course: Early Humans
Thursday, January 7, 2021 Comet Con: How To Stay Organized This Year
Friday, January 8, 2021 Becoming Human Webquest
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 11, 2021 to January 15, 2021
Monday, January 11, 2021 Becoming Human Webquest
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Introduction to Anthropology Google Slides (Video)
Wednesday, January 13, 2021 You Be the Paleoanthropologist Worksheet, Jamboard, & CER
Thursday, January 14, 2021 Early Human Ancestors Readings & Early Human Ancestors Graphic Organizer
Friday, January 15, 2021 Early Human Ancestors Brochure Project (Virtual Instructions) (Virtual Brochure Template)
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 18, 2021 to January 22, 2021
Monday, January 18, 2021 No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 No School (Return to In-Person Planning Day)
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Threshold 6 Video Questions and Threshold 6 Foldable (Paper Instructions) (Virtual Instructions) (Virtual Template) (Threshold 6 Card)
Thursday, January 21, 2021 MAP Testing
Friday, January 22, 2021 MAP Testing
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 25, 2021 to January 29, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021 Multiple Causation: The Story of Alphonse the Camel
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Multiple Causation: What Caused Neanderthals to Go Extinct? Day 1
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Multiple Causation: What Caused Neanderthals to Go Extinct? Day 2
Thursday, January 28, 2021 How Did the First Humans Live? & From Foraging to Food Shopping
Friday, January 29, 2021 Hunter-Gatherer Menu Battle Project & Virtual Template
Lesson Plans for the Week of February 1, 2021 to February 5, 2021
Monday, February 1, 2021 Project Work Day
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Thursday, February 4, 2021 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Friday, February 5, 2021 History as Mystery: Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery
Lesson Plans for the Week of February 8, 2021 to February 12, 2021
Monday, February 8, 2021 Black History Month 1-Pager Project
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Project Work Day
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Project Work Day
Thursday, February 11, 2021 Project Work Day
Friday, February 12, 2021 Spurlock Museum Outreach Program: Water
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 6, 2020 to January 10, 2020
Monday, January 6, 2020 No School (School Improvement Day)
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Unit 6 Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Unit 6 Vocabulary Trading Cards
Thursday, January 9, 2020 Becoming Human Documentary Part 1
Friday, January 10, 2020 Becoming Human Documentary Part 2
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 13, 2020 to January 17, 2020
Monday, January 13, 2020 Becoming Human Part 3
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Reading/Thinking/Writing Like An Anthropologist (Skull Analysis) & CER, Early Human Ancestors Comparison Worksheet, Why Humans Became Hairless, and Faces of Evolution
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Early Human Ancestors Readings, Early Human Ancestors Brochure Project, and Early Human Ancestors Brochure Template
Thursday, January 16, 2020 Early Human Ancestors Readings, Early Human Ancestors Brochure Project, and Early Human Ancestors Brochure Template
Friday, January 17, 2020 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Weed of January 20, 2020 to January 24, 2020
Monday, January 20, 2020 No School (MLK Day)
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 Threshold 6 Video Questions, Threshold 6 Foldable Mini-Project, This Threshold Today-Big History in the News Threshold 6
and Lucy & the Leakeys Reading and Questions
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Multiple Causation: Alphonse the Camel and Alphonse Autopsy Report
Thursday, January 23, 2020 Multiple Causation: What Caused Neanderthals to Go Extinct? CER
Friday, January 24, 2020 Unit 6 DQ Notebook, Lesson 6.1 Video Questions, Interpreting the Facts of the Archaeological Record Part 1 and 2
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 27, 2020 to January 31, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Thursday, January 30, 2020 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Friday, January 31, 2020 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Lesson Plans for the Week of February 3, 2020 to February 7, 2020
Monday, February 3, 2020 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 How Did the First Humans Live Video and Hunter-Gatherer Menu Battle Project
Thursday, February 6, 2020 Hunter-Gatherer Menu Battle Project
Friday, February 7, 2020 Hunter-Gatherer Menu Battle Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of February 10, 2020 to February 14, 2020
Monday, February 10, 2020 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Otzi the Iceman Graphic Organizer, Document A (Textbook), Document B (Otzi Reading))
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Document C (Otzi the Iceman: Murder Mystery 3 Column Notes Graphic Organizer))
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Document D (Crime Scene Map), Document E (Autopsy Photos), Document F (Cold Case Reading))
Thursday, February 13, 2020 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Document G (Head Injury Reading), Document H (Iceman Reborn Video))
Friday, February 14, 2020 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (RAFT & Homicide Report)
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 7, 2019 to January 11, 2019
Monday, January 7, 2019 No School (School Improvement Day)
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Unit 6 Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 Unit 6 Vocabulary Trading Cards
Thursday, January 10, 2019 Becoming Human Documentary Part 1
Friday, January 11, 2019 Becoming Human Documentary Part 2
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 14, 2019 to January 18, 2019
Monday, January 14, 2019 Becoming Human Part 3
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Reading/Thinking/Writing Like An Anthropologist (Skull Analysis), Why Humans Became Hairless, and Faces of Evolution
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Early Human Ancestors Readings, Early Human Ancestors Brochure Project, and Early Human Ancestors Brochure Template
Thursday, January 17, 2019 Early Human Ancestors Readings, Early Human Ancestors Brochure Project, and Early Human Ancestors Brochure Template
Friday, January 18, 2019 Threshold 6 Video Questions, Threshold 6 Foldable Mini-Project, and Lucy & the Leakeys Reading and Questions
Lesson Plans for the Weed of January 21, 2019 to January 25, 2019
Monday, January 21, 2019 No School (MLK Day)
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Unit 6 DQ Notebook, Lesson 6.1 Video Questions, Interpreting the Facts of the Archaeological Record Part 1 and 2
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Multiple Causation: Alphonse the Camel and Alphonse Autopsy Report
Thursday, January 24, 2019 Multiple Causation: What Caused Neanderthals to Go Extinct? CER
Friday, January 25, 2019 Collective Learning Reading and Questions & Early Evidence of Collective Learning Video
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 28, 2019 to February 1, 2019
Monday, January 28, 2019 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Thursday, January 31, 2019 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Friday, February 1, 2019 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Lesson Plans for the Week of February 4, 2019 to February 8, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 How Did the First Humans Live Video and Hunter-Gatherer Menu Battle Project
Friday, February 8, 2019 Hunter-Gatherer Menu Battle Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of February 11, 2019 to February 15, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Otzi the Iceman Graphic Organizer, Document A (Textbook), Document B (Otzi Reading))
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Document C (Iceman Murder Mystery Video))
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Document D (Crime Scene Map), Document E (Autopsy Photos), Document F (Cold Case Reading))
Thursday, February 14, 2019 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Document G (Head Injury Reading), Document H (Iceman Reborn Video))
Friday, February 15, 2019 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (RAFT & Homicide Report)
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 8, 2018 to January 12, 2018
Monday, January 8, 2018 No School (School Improvement Day)
Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Back to School Reboot (Classroom Expectations & Acceptable Use Policy for Technology) & Unit 6 Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Unit 6 Scavenger Hunt & Unit 6 Vocabulary Trading Cards
Thursday, January 11, 2018 Threshold 6 Video Questions, Threshold 6 Foldable Mini-Project, and Lucy & the Leakeys Reading and Questions
Friday, January 12, 2018 Edison 2nd Semester Comet Con
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 15, 2018 to January 19, 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018 No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Unit 6 DQ Notebook, Lesson 6.1 Video Questions, Interpreting the Facts of the Archaeological Record Part 1 and 2
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 Reading/Thinking/Writing Like An Anthropologist (Skull Analysis)
Thursday, January 18, 2018 Becoming Human Documentary Part 1
Friday, January 19, 2018 Becoming Human Documentary Part 2
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 22, 2018 to January 26, 2018
Monday, January 22, 2018 Becoming Human Part 2 and 3
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Becoming Human Part 3
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Early Human Ancestors Readings, Early Human Ancestors Brochure Project, and Early Human Ancestors Brochure Template
Thursday, January 25, 2018 Collective Learning Reading and Questions & Early Evidence of Collective Learning Video
Friday, January 26, 2018 How Did the First Humans Live Video and Hunter-Gatherer Menu Battle Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 29, 2018 to February 2, 2018
Monday, January 29, 2018 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Thursday, February 1, 2018 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Friday, February 2, 2018 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6, Investigation 6 Graphic Organizer, Investigation 6 Outline)
Lesson Plans for the Week of February 5, 2018 to February 9, 2018
Monday, February 5, 2018 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Otzi the Iceman Graphic Organizer, Document A (Textbook), Document B (Otzi Reading))
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Document C (Iceman Murder Mystery Video))
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Document D (Crime Scene Map), Document E (Autopsy Photos), Document F (Cold Case Reading))
Thursday, February 8, 2018 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (Document G (Head Injury Reading), Document H (Iceman Reborn Video))
Friday, February 9, 2018 Otzi the Iceman Murder Mystery (RAFT & Homicide Report) & Introduction to the Hunter Gather Menu Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of December 5, 2016 to December 9, 2016
Monday, December 5, 2016 Invent a Species Project
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 Invent a Species Project
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Unit #6 Vocabulary Trading Card Mini-Project
Thursday, December 8, 2016 Unit #6 Vocabulary Trading Card Mini-Project
Friday, December 9, 2016 Tournament of Species Challenge
Lesson Plans for the Week of December 12, 2016 to December 16, 2016
Monday, December 12, 2016 Tournament of Species Challenge
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Reading/Thinking/Writing Like an Anthropologist
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 Ancient Ancestors Brochure Project
Thursday, December 15, 2016 Ancient Ancestors Brochure Project
Friday, December 16, 2016 Ancient Ancestors Brochure Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of December 19, 2016 to December 23, 2016
Monday, December 19, 2016 Becoming Human: The First Steps
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 Becoming Human: Last Human Standing
Thursday, December 22, 2016 No School: Winter Break
Friday, December 23, 2016 No School: Winter Break
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 2, 2017 to January 6, 2017
Monday, January 2, 2017 No School: Winter Break
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 No School: Winter Break
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 No School: Winter Break
Thursday, January 5, 2017 Threshold 6 Foldable Mini-Project & Ancient Ancestors Brochure Project
Friday, January 6, 2017 Ancient Ancestors Brochure Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 9, 2017 to January 13, 2017
Monday, January 9, 2017 The Human Language Game
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6)
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6)
Thursday, January 12, 2017 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6)
Friday, January 13, 2017 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6)
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 16, 2017 to Janaury 20, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017 No School: MLK Day
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Thursday, January 19, 2017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Friday, January 20, 2017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 23, 2017 to January 27, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017 Spurlock Museum Presentation: Writing
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Does Human Language Make Us Different (Investigation #6 Essay Writing)
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Introduction to Unit #7: Agriculture & Civilization
Thursday, January 26, 2017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Friday, January 27, 2017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Lesson Plans for the Week of January 30, 2017 to February 3, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Tuesday, January 31, 3017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Thursday, February 2, 2017 Iceman Murder Mystery: Was Otzi Murdered?
Friday, February 3, 2017 Little Big History Project Kick-Off