Adventures in History: From Human Origin to Egyptian Mythology

THIS IS A FUN EXPLORATION COURSE IN HUMAN HISTORY. 

It will include slides, videos, and content. (All content is in the public domain and will be appropriate for the classroom. 

The history of humans dates back millions of years into the past, back before humans could use language or tools or even make a fire. Learn about early humans in this lesson.

If you have grandparents, you probably noticed at your last family get-together that they've been around for a while. Imagine how old your grandparents' grandparents must have been: maybe they were born 100 years ago or even earlier. Now think back not just 100 years, not just 1,000 years, but over one million years. Your ancestors, the people of the past who are responsible for you being alive today, looked very different than we do today. In fact, some of our earliest ancestors may have looked a lot more like a chimpanzee than a person.

We know about early humans through their fossils, which are bones that have survived through thousands and even millions of years. We've found fossils of early humans just about everywhere, but most come from Africa, where humans first appeared. Some of our ancestors spread out from Africa to new lands, while others stayed close to home.

CLASS STRUCTURE: 
5 min: Icebreaker
20 min: Presentation//Video Intro
20 min: Discussion
10: Review

CLASS TIMELINE: 
Week 1: How we began? Cave life, dangers of the wild, and how they survived. 
Week 2: How we ate? Cave eating, recipes, how we found food. 
Week 3: Animals, Plants and Other Life. How we lived with other animals. 
Week 4: How we left the cave. We explore what happened to the tribal groups.