Chapter 3: HUMAN EVOLUTION
Par S. BENDRIF (Lycée J.Ferry, Versailles (78)) le 17 avril 2015, 23:52 - Lien permanent
What is specific to humans since our last common ancestor with the chimpanzees ?
I) The knowledge about human evolution thanks to Genetics and Paleoanthropology
1) Our 5 early relatives (from Afarensis to Florensis : article from the UK National History Museum
website.)
What were the interactions between early human relatives which led to modern humans ?
2) 3 main models of evolution
3) Scientific tools to understand human evolution : phylogenetic trees
II) Evolution : a burning issue in the USA
1) Darwin and the process of Evolution
2) The battle between Evolution and Creationism and the difficulty to teach the topic in the USA :
- cartoon from the AIG, 2001 (Adam as opposed to apes)
- Virtual Tour of the Creationist museum of Petersburg, funded by the AIG
(http://creationmuseum.org/whats-here/exhibits/)