The Stone Age Activities Resource Bundle | Early Humans | Archaeology Lesson

Early Human Activities | The Stone Age Resource Bundle | Archaeology

This bundled product contains the following 9 StudentSavvy resources!

Curriculum Map & Lesson Planning Templates (Digital & Print Google Docs Microsoft Word)

Morning Work | Bell Ringers (Digital Google Slides & Print)

Reading Passages (TpT Digital Activity & Print)

Interactive Notebook (Google Slides & Print)

Interactive PowerPoint (Google Slides & PPT)

STEM Challenges (TpT Digital Activity & Print)

Google Projects (Google Slides)

Digital Review Board Game in Google Slides

Exam | Assessments

**Updates - Now includes Stone Age Digital Review Board Game!

-includes Ancient Civilizations Curriculum Binders & Sample Pacing Guide for the Full School Year

****More information on each resource:****

-The Stone Age Reading Passages

Quick overview of topics covered in this resource include:

1.) The Earliest Humans and the Stone Age

-Overview of the Stone Age timeline: Three Phases - Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), and Neolithic (New Stone Age)

-Paleolithic Period – Old Stone Age

-cave paintings (first recorded expressions), period of the hunters and gatherers,

-Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and Homo sapiens

-Mesolithic Period – Middle Stone Age

Early beginnings of domesticating animals and farming.

-Neolithic Period – New Stone Age

-semi-nomadic lifestyle, some villages with raised animals and crops

Keywords: Stone Age, Paleolithic Period, Mesolithic Period, Neolithic Period, Homo Habilis (handy man), Homo Erectus (upright man), Homo Sapiens (intelligent man)

2.) Archaeology and Important Findings

-Overview of Archaeology and the role of an archaeologist.

-Discoveries of artifacts (human-made objects) and fossils (human teeth, skull, and bones) and the discovery of how prehistoric people live.

-Louis and Mary Leakey

-1974 – Discovery of Lucy in Africa

-1978 – Laetoili site in Tanzania, hominid footprints preserved in volcanic ash

-1984 – Richard Leakey finds a nearly complete skeleton of a Homo erectus boy

3.) The Tools and Artifacts of the Stone Age

-Brief overview of how the early humans learned to make and control fire, as well as other important tools and discoveries. New technology and tools allowed for more control over their environment.

-The use of fire

-The use of wooden spears

-Prehistoric clothing created with fur, leaves, leather, or grass approx 200,000 BC

-sewing needles approx.. 30,000BC (made of tiny bones and ivory)

-Early humans also created hunting bows, drills, axes, awls (pierces holes in wood and leather)

- Utilized and experimented with bone, ivory, antler, and stone.

4.) Hunters, Gatherers, and Early Societies

-Overview of lifestyle – hunter and gatherers were nomads. In their nomadic lifestyle, they migrated and followed animals to hunt.

They lived in small bands (20-50 people, including children), made up of several families.

-Men hunted, women gathered berries, fruits, seeds, and nuts from wild plants. Children also worked.

-With the development of spears and specialized fishing tools, the hunters were able to catch larger amounts of prey to feed their small bands or families.

-Approx. 70,000-100,000 years ago, early humans migrated from Africa to parts of Asia and Europe. (They most likely migrated due to a depletion of resources and food)

Keywords: hunters, gatherers, small bands, migration

5.) Climate Change, Domestication of Animals, and Agriculture

-Overview of how global warming/climate change melted the ice glaciers, allowing early humans to move to new areas.

-Overview of domestication of animals

Approx. 8000-9000 BC – learned to domesticate animals and grow plants, modifying their environment to address their needs

Sheep and goats 9000BC – raised them for clothes and food

-milk and meat products as well as clothing and shelter with skin. Used bones for weapons, needles, and other tools

-Overview of Agriculture

8,000 BC early humans began planting seeds to raise crops

-Agricultural Revolution

-Slash-and-burn agriculture

-Irrigation – African farmers along the Nile were the first to use irrigation, built canals

Keywords: domestication, global warming, climate change, settlements, slash-and-burn agriculture, agricultural revolution, agriculture

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-The Stone Age Interactive Notebook

This product contains interactive cut and paste learning material for students to create an organized social studies interactive notebook.

Answer Key Included

Topics covered in this unit include: The Stone Age, Paleolithic Period, Mesolithic Period, Neolithic Period, Hominids, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Sapiens, Hunter-gatherer Lifestyle and Societies, Archaeology, Archaeologists, The Leakey Family, Lucy, Donald Johanson, the Turkana Boy, Domestication, Agriculture, Climate Change

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-The Stone Age Interactive PowerPoint

This teaching resource is quite the virtual experience! This Ancient Civilizations PowerPoint can be used as a powerful classroom presentation or students can click their way through it on individual computers.

**New: An additional Google Slides version (non-interactive) is also included in the download!

This resource is aligned with Early Humans and The Stone Age Interactive Notebook I would highly recommend using this resource along with the PowerPoint but it is optional. The PowerPoint is a stand-alone resource.

6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Series

This resource is designed for an Ancient Egypt unit.

Topics covered in this unit include: The Stone Age, Paleolithic Period, Mesolithic Period, Neolithic Period, Hominids, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Sapiens, Hunter-gatherer Lifestyle and Societies, Archeology, Archaeologists, The Leakey Family, Lucy, Donald Johanson, the Turkana Boy, Domestication, Agriculture, Climate Change and More

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-The Stone Age STEM Challenges

There are 2 Stone Age STEM Challenges in this pack. Each STEM Challenge has detailed directions, photo examples, a list of materials needed, prediction section, brainstorming section, trials 1, 2, & 3, final results section with drawings, and a reflection section.

The STEM Challenges include:

1. Hunter-Gatherer Challenge

Using a list of supplies, students must design a basket or carrying device that can hold as much weight as possible...

******Information page and more instructions are found in the resource

2. The Archaeologist's Tool Kit Challenge

Using a list of supplies, students must create 3 tools that would be useful for an archaeologist...

******Information page and more instructions are found in the resource

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-The Stone Age Google Classroom Student Projects

3 digital projects for your students!

6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Series

This product contains 3 digital projects that students can complete using Google Slides! This resource has a brochure project, a timeline project, and a info-graphic / poster project.

Each student-centered project has a sample project, answer key, and detailed project instructions for the students.

Info-graphic / Poster Project

Students pick a topic that they would like to research on The Stone Age | Early Humans. (Ex: Neolithic Period, Hunting Tools, etc.) All of the elements in the info-graphic must be organized, clearly visible, and well placed. Creativity with color and photos is a must! **More instructions found in the resource

Timeline Project

Using a template, students design a timeline of important Stone Age events. Students can add images, text, and other media to their timelines.

It is up to the teacher to add or change time periods that align with school resources.

Brochure Project

Using a template, students design a brochure that highlights important facts and topics of Ancient Mesopotamia such as: Paleolithic Period, Mesolithic Period, Neolithic Period, Ancient Tools and Artifacts (Students can also edit topics)

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-The Stone Age Assessment/Exam

This product contains an assessment that has vocabulary matching, fill in the blank, short answer, essay, and an info-graphic! It has 19 questions total.

It also contains an ANSWER KEY and an EDITABLE PowerPoint file

This resource is part of the Ancient Civilizations (Entire) Curriculum

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Stone Age | Early Human Timeline and Map Posters

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