Skulls and Human Evolution: The Use of Casts of Anthropoid Skulls in Teaching Concepts of Human Evolution.

Gipps, John

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ERIC Number: EJ469504

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Skulls and Human Evolution: The Use of Casts of Anthropoid Skulls in Teaching Concepts of Human Evolution.

Gipps, John

Journal of Biological Education, v25 n4 p283-90 Win 1991

Proposes the use of a series of 11 casts of fossil skulls as a method of teaching about the theory of human evolution. Students explore the questions of which skulls are "human" and which came first in Homo Sapien development, large brain or upright stance. (MDH)

Descriptors: Anatomy, Biology, Evolution, Higher Education, Paleontology, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Secondary Education, Skeletal System, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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