Evolution Project

Evolution of Humans Through Time

Stonehenge the image that reminds us that humans before us had beliefs and communities and worshipped the Sun

I have decided to start with Evolution and have presented a timeline for humans and how life began from tiny organisms. It is represented in a flow chart over 3.8 billion years in huge steps from the single cell to multi cell organisms right up to the Modern Human. The little cells multiplied and became organisms such as fish, reptiles, animals, birds and great creatures and later the mammals that survived and were to dominate the Earth. From the water to water’s edge, to the land where plants started to grow and to dinosaurs and flying reptiles and the Ice Ages and the spread across continents life and the living began.

It is Darwin and the Evolution Theory and it is today supported by the fossils, the science and the archaeologists that work together to determine our past and the beginning of life on Earth.

The Evolution in Steps Chart focuses on the long pathway to get to today and the Modern Human.

The Classification System

As a follow on there is the scientific Classification System. Biological science has placed living organisms into eight categories so that it is easier to communicate and target exactly which creature is being studied.

There are eight Categories. A Chart for PDF Download has a picture and list format. There are also Pocket Cards. The cards can be printed, cut out and sorted into the hierarchial biological classification and pasted into the work book.

Example of Grouping

Example drawings shown below of the creatures from the ORDER and FAMILY groups from the Biology Classification of Humans Chart.

The top row shows the ORDER. In this human evolution breakdown there are Primates which are the monkeys, apes and prosimians.

In the bottom row the FAMILY shows the Apes which are the gorilla, chimpanzee, bonobo, orangutan, gibbon and humans.

Later in another Project I will include skull comparison of the Primates and the evolution of the First Humans to stand upright.

PDFs available to download

  1. Evolution of Steps Chart
  2. Evolution of Humans in Steps Chart Notes with Picture Boxes
  3. Evolution of Humans in Steps – Two Worksheets
  4. Classification System Chart
  5. Classification System Pocket Cards
  6. Classification of Humans Chart plus Animal Boxes
  7. Classification of Humans Pocket Cards

Classroom for Young People

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Instructions:

The digital downloads can be printed out on most printers. PDF files can be opened in a wide range of programs or they can be opened in Acrobat. It is best to choose Fit to Page in the Print Dialog Box when printing. The documents are all A4 size which is standard and 210 x 297 mm or 8.3 x 11.7 inches. The hard copy can then be photocopied in multiples for students to use.