Climbing Around the Hominin Family Tree


Resource ID#: 114725 Primary Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Learn to identify basic trends in the evolutionary history of humans, including walking upright, brain size, jaw size, and tool use in "Climbing Around the Hominin Family Tree" online tutorial.

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Subject(s): Science, English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Students
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Keywords: hominin, fossil, evolutionary tree, origin of humans, brain size, tool use, bipedalism, human evolution
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades 9-12

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