Changes in Humans Over Time

Changes in Humans Over Time

Grade 7th Grade · Science · 45 min· Bc Canada

What's Included

Learning Objective

I can describe how humans have changed over time.

Warm-Up Video

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Why Are We The Only Humans Left?

Guided Notes

3 key concepts

  • 1

    As recently as 50,000 years ago, humans shared the planet with at least three other human species, including Denisovans and Neanderthals.

  • 2

    Neanderthals were adapted to cold northern climates, and evidence suggests they were caring and social, even burying their dead and caring for the sick.

  • 3

    Modern humans share 1 to 4 percent of their genes with Neanderthals, indicating that the two species interbred after humans left Africa.

Practice Questions

9 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

Quick comprehension check

Name two differences between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens that scientists have discovered by studying their remains.

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