Vocabulary
A man-made device that helps complete a task
What is a tool?
One way early humans found food
What is gathering or hunting?
A tool used for killing animals
What is a spear?
Studying how things change over time
What is historical thinking?
First team to answer:
How did the tools help early humans? What was the job of the tool?
Hunt, dig, carry, etc
Using knowledge to solve problems or make life easier
What is technology?
Name one thing early humans gathered
What are berries / nuts / roots / insects?
A tool used to dig for roots or insects
What is a digging stick?
A major moment that causes change in history
What is a turning point?
Act it out: Show how an early human might hunt an animal (no talking!)
Class guesses
Give one example of a tool used by early humans
What is a spear / digging stick / knife (answers may vary)?
Why was hunting difficult without tools?
Because animals are fast and dangerous
Why were tools important to survival?
They helped humans get food and stay safe
What does it mean to analyze?
To examine carefully and think deeply
Double Points Challenge
Draw a tool in 20 seconds and have your team guess it!
Guess the right tool!
Explain the difference between a tool and technology
Tool = object;
Technology = how knowledge is applied
How did tools help humans gather food?
They made collecting easier and faster
How did tools show human progress?
They became more advanced over time
Why is technology a turning point in history?
It changes how people live and survive
Make up a name for a brand-new Stone Age tool and explain what it does
Name the tool?
Give an example of modern technology
What is a cell phone / computer
Name two ways early humans got food
What are hunting and gathering?
Give an example of how tools changed the environment
Humans could hunt more animals or dig into land
What is continuity?
Things that stay the same over time
What is Ms. Montenergo's and Ms. Footman's Favorite color?
In order
Blue and Pink