A challenge about hominids by hominids and for hominids

You are challenged to design a visual and oral presentation for your unique hominid form which portrays it's unique physical and cultural descriptors.  Your presentation (30 minutes) will include a life-size model of your hominid.

Assessment Criteria:

Sources:

Start with this site for an overview of the entire topic:   Human Origins.org

MARVEL (Maine Research Library) search words - examples: 

• hominid evolution

• Atapuerca (archaic human site in Spain

• Neanderthal

• Upper Paleolithic

• AccessScience - Anthropology and Archaeology section - very complete
• Nature Database
• Wildlife and Ecology Studies Worldwide
• MasUltra

NICI Virtual Library - Check card for name/password.  Choose Internet Options and select Internet and Articles in the list of options.  Very complete and complex database.  Please ask for help - this will contain a wealth of info.

Individual Internet Links:

• Archaeology.com - use search engine at site
• Archeology Info - Human evolution, human origins, and hominid images.
• Australopithecus
• Becoming Human- journey through broadband virtual experience
• Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology
• Evolution Channel
• evolution - origins of evolution, pbs program
• Evolution Websites
• Hominid Species
• Homo Sapiens - also links to Homo Sapiens at the Smithsonian 
• human evolution
• Huntarian Museum
• Indus - Around the Indus in 90 Slides
• Institute for Ice Age Studies
• introducing the skeletons in your closet
• A Look at Modern Human Origins posted by David Kreger.
• Neanderthal Museum
• University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology