What factors led to our unusually large brains? When and why did we become upright walkers? What does geology have to do with fossils? What can DNA tell us about how we evolved? What do we learn about human behavior by studying primates? Why do people cooperate? Many resources on the web provide facts about how we became human, but too few provide classroom teachers with curricular tools and content that engage young people in human origins and scientific investigations. Inspired by AskABiologist.asu.edu and the Webby-award winning BecomingHuman.org, AskAnAnthropologist.asu.edu aspires to build an online community of science and social studies educators focused on middle- and high-school learners. New stories, translations to Spanish, activities, and links to NGSS categories will expand this new resource and provide teachers and their students with invaluable tools to investigate our ancient past. An initiative of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University |