{"id":4305,"date":"2020-04-02T13:49:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T13:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2020-04-02T16:39:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T16:39:35","slug":"human-evolution-educational-materials-now-available-to-download","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/2020\/04\/02\/human-evolution-educational-materials-now-available-to-download\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Evolution educational materials for home learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With COVID-19 lockdown in place, it can be challenging for parents to keep children mentally stimulated and entertained with home education.<\/p>\n<p>A change of routine away from school is hard, but a variety of educational resources can help to keep children interested in learning.<\/p>\n<p>Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/people\/546\/kivell-tracy\">Tracy Kivell<\/a> and Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/anthropology-conservation\/people\/556\/skinner-matthew\">Matthew Skinner<\/a> have created several interactive educational materials aimed at primary and secondary school children to improve their understanding of human evolution.<\/p>\n<p>The materials were developed to be both engaging and scientifically accurate and to provide education on the history of human ancestors (hominins). The resources particularly highlight the critical role that hominin fossils found in Africa have played in understanding how humans evolved.<\/p>\n<p>These materials were designed in collaboration with illustrator <a href=\"https:\/\/caitlinhansen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caitlin Hansen<\/a> and include four interactive activity sheets, one for each of the four different species of fossil human ancestor (hominin), as well as a human evolution boardgame and activity book.<\/p>\n<p>The downloadable print files include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An <strong>\u2018Exploring human evolution\u2019 activity book<\/strong>, including several activities (e.g. colouring sheets, maze, word scramble, matching activities).<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>\u2018Find your path of evolution!\u2019 board gam<\/strong>e, complete with pop-out die and six player pieces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fact and activity sheets <\/strong>for four different species of fossil human ancestors (hominins): Australopithecus sediba, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo naledi and Homo habliis. With pop-out figurines and fold-up landscapes for each.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4337\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/Students-playing-cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4337 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/Students-playing-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Students at the Tanzania National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania using the educational materials. Photo credit: A. Gidna\" width=\"750\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/Students-playing-thumbnail.jpg 750w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/Students-playing-thumbnail-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at the Tanzania National Museum and House of Culture, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania using the educational materials. Photo credit: A. Gidna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>By clicking on the links below, you can freely access and download all of these educational materials to print and share.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4307\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_board-game-Final-1up_p1_image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4307\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_board-game-Final-1up_p1-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Find your path of evolution!&quot; boardgame, complete with pop-out di and six player pieces.\" width=\"230\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_board-game-Final-1up_p1-cropped.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_board-game-Final-1up_p1-cropped-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/lr09djghndhiogw\/AAAyc4sjEsaUag5oF1HBBA3sa?dl=0&amp;preview=board+game+Final+1up.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Find your path of evolution!&#8217; boardgame, complete with pop-out die and six player pieces.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4308\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_Final-activity-sheets_text-outlined_p1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4308\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_Final-activity-sheets_text-outlined_p1-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Activity sheets for Australopithecus sediba and Homo neanderthalensis, each with a pop-out figurine, fold-up landscape and fact sheet.\" width=\"230\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_Final-activity-sheets_text-outlined_p1-cropped.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_Final-activity-sheets_text-outlined_p1-cropped-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/lr09djghndhiogw\/AAAyc4sjEsaUag5oF1HBBA3sa?dl=0&amp;preview=Final+activity+sheets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Activity sheets for Australopithecus sediba and Homo neanderthalensis, each with a pop-out figurine, fold-up landscape and fact sheet.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4310\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4310\" style=\"width: 230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_Final-activity-sheets_text-outlined_p2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4310\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_Final-activity-sheets_text-outlined_p2-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Activity sheets for Homo naledi and Homo habliis, each with a pop-out figurine, fold-up landscape and fact sheet.\" width=\"230\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_Final-activity-sheets_text-outlined_p2-cropped.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/64052_Final-activity-sheets_text-outlined_p2-cropped-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/lr09djghndhiogw\/AAAyc4sjEsaUag5oF1HBBA3sa?dl=0&amp;preview=Final+activity+sheets.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Activity sheets for Homo naledi and Homo habliis, each with a pop-out figurine, fold-up landscape and fact sheet.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4320\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/Activity-Book-FINAL_wo-names-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4320 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/Activity-Book-FINAL_wo-names-1-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"'Exploring human evolution' activity book, including several activities (e.g. colouring sheets, maze, word scramble, matching activities).\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/Activity-Book-FINAL_wo-names-1-cropped.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sac-news-events\/files\/2020\/01\/Activity-Book-FINAL_wo-names-1-cropped-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/lr09djghndhiogw\/AAAyc4sjEsaUag5oF1HBBA3sa?dl=0&amp;preview=activity+book+final+outlined_HGL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Exploring human evolution&#8217; activity book, including several activities (e.g. colouring sheets, maze, word scramble, matching activities).<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With COVID-19 lockdown in place, it can be challenging for parents to keep children mentally stimulated and entertained with home education. 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