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Leakey Family

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African Adventures

Students access the Internet to gather information. They record their observations of African habitats. They create either an electronic slideshow or mural to present a science experiment.

 

The First Humans: Prehistory-3500 B.C.

Young scholars explore prehistoric times by completing web activities in class. In this human ancestry lesson, students identify the archaeological discovery of the "Lucy" skeleton and what it meant for science. Young scholars investigate the Leakey Foundation website and analyze a news article about the discovery before summarizing it in written form.