Early Humans

Out of all of our early human ancestors, during this unit we learned about Australopithecus Afarensis, Homo Habilis, Homo Erectus, Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis, and Homo Sapiens Sapiens. Each hominid was more advanced than the ones which came before it. To begin with, Australopithecus Afarensis was the first hominid to be able to walk on two feet, which allowed them to use their hand more than they ever could.

After that, Homo Habilis came along. Homo Habilis was more advanced than Australopithecus Afarensis, and was able to make tools, which allowed them to hunt animals and cut meat.

Next came Homo Erectus. In addition to what Homo Habilis could do, Homo Erectus was able to use the advantages of fire and they wore clothes which allowed them to cook food and get some warmth.

After Homo Erectus came Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis. They had a sense of community which made them to grieve for their loved ones and bury them with specific rituals.

Finally, along came Homo Sapiens Sapiens, or "Early Modern Man." These advanced hominids were able to paint on the walls of caves. They also stitched clothes which were warm and they hunted with bows and arrows which allowed them to travel to cold parts of the Earth and hunt with ease.

Here is a podcast of Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis (Neanderthals)

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GarageBand

GarageBand is a cool app available on the iPad to make audio (mp3) files, and we used it to create our radio show about the early hominid Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis .

 

Garageband is simple to use. To begin, you open the app by tapping the icon on your homescreen. Once it opens you will be able to create a new "song," which is what the projects are called on GarageBand.

 

Next you choose an instrument on which you want to record on. Normally, I would choose the Audio recorder for projects but it's up to you. After that, you practice whatever you want to do. When your ready to make your final project, click the record button. Don't worry, if you mess up, you can just try again.

 

Once your satisfied with your project and you want to publish it, save it first. You don't want all your progress to be erased. Next click and hold your project until it starts shaking. Then click on the arrow pointing to the box, click YouTube, edit the name and click share.

Congratulations ! You've just posted your first project on YouTube using GarageBand! Pat yourself on the back and view it.

 

 

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