SESSION 5

Engage

Explore

Explain

Elaborate

Evaluate

Part A: 

Bipedalism, Bigger Brains, and Natural Selection

Part B: 

Revise Your Concept Map

Resources

Facilitator Notes

SESSION 5: How Did Humans Evolve? Is Evolution Still Happening?

Evaluate Part A: Bipedalism, Bigger Brains, and Natural Selection

The development of bipedalism and bigger brains had a profound effect on the evolution of hominids. Drawing on what you've read and viewed in this session so far, summarize your answers to these questions:

	•	What advantages did each provide and why might they have been favored by natural selection?
	•	What is the sequence of biological and cultural development in hominids?
	•	What is the evidence?

Facilitator Note 5

Next: Evaluate Part B: Revise Your Concept Map