Week 4 (2009/2010)

It's the middle of our 4th week of the school year. Wes finished his paper on Prehistoric Peoples. He's still learning about introductions and conclusions, but it's his first real paper. It represents mind mapping, outlining, drafting, writing and editing.
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Prehistoric Peoples

by Westen

This paper is about prehistoric people. You’ll learn about eight different groups. It will go from Hominids to Civilization.

Hominids are the first people discovered. Hominids are primates that walk on two legs. They were three to five feet tall. Leaves, fruits, and dead animals are what they ate. All of them lived in Africa 3.5 million years ago.

The next people that have been discovered were Homo Habilis. They had larger brains than the Hominids. They were the first to create and use tools. They were the first handy people. Homo Habilis lived 2.5 million years ago.

Homo Erectus were the third people discovered. They’re people who stand erect. They were gatherers at first but then became hunters. They developed tools such as clubs to hunt. They lived in Europe, Asia, and Africa 1.5 million years ago.

Neanderthals were next. Neanderthals had strong and muscular bodies. They were five to six feet tall. They used tools for special purposes. They lived in Africa 200,000 years ago.

Homo Sapiens Sapiens are the fifth people discovered. They were the first modern humans. They started in Africa, and then they moved to Europe and Asia. They wiped out the Neanderthals. They lived 100,000 years ago.

Cromagnons were the next people discovered. They’re named after the location of their discovery in France, but they lived in Europe, Asia, and Africa too. Many Cromagnon fossils and artifacts have been found. They used sticks and berries to draw in caves. They had better tools than the Neanderthals.

The Cromagnons became Hunter Gatherers. They hunt, kill, and collect the food. They used arrows, clubs, and other kinds of tools to kill the food. A gatherer collects berries, leaves, and other kinds of food that grows. They lived 15,000 years ago in Asia.

People became civilized 5,000 years ago. Farming allowed people to build villages along rivers. They also domesticated animals to feed them. People lived together in houses and the population grew. The first village may have been in Mesopotamia.

We have just learned about prehistoric peoples. The eight different groups were Hominids, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Neanderthals, Homo Sapiens Sapiens, Cromagnons, Hunter Gatherers, and Civilization. These groups have changed over time by getting smarter.

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So now we have moved on and are beginning study on Native American Cultures beginning with the Mogollon. In Science we are still studying processes of the earth. We just covered Hurricanes and Earthquakes. In Vocab we just finished up Homographs and a review of the first section. Now we move on to prefixes. In math we are studying multi-digit multiplying with regrouping. We are on lesson 3 in our fluency studies and chapter six of our fiction reading. I guess that's it in a nutshell.