In this lesson, using segments from the PBS series The Human Spark, students will be introduced to Darwin’s theory of evolution and how it applies to human development throughout earth’s history. (Grades 6-8)

A media-enhanced lesson plan using selected segments from the THE HUMAN SPARK to teach how archeologists discover and examine artifacts and use them to formulate theories explaining how humans were able to advance beyond our now-extinct cousins the Neanderthals. (Grades 9-12)

Using segments from the PBS program: The Human Spark, students explore the question “What makes us human?” These segments may be used alone or in conjunction with the lesson plan, "Being Human."

These selected video segments from the PBS series The Human Spark explore how the capacity for language develops in the human brain, and about how that capacity distinguishes us from other animals. They may be used in conjunction with the lesson plan, The Language Spark.

These clips from The Human Spark series discuss evolution by exploring information about human, Neanderthal, and chimpanzee DNA. The clips may be used alone or in conjunction with the lesson, Freak-Genomics.

These segments from the PBS program: The Human Spark, explore the changes that occur in children as they grow. They may be used alone or in conjunction with the lesson, The Developing Child.

These segments from the Human Spark: Becoming Us highlight and explore an important yet extinct branch of the human family tree – the Neanderthals. These segments may be used on their own or in conjunction with the lesson plan, Modern Family.

These segments from the PBS series The Human Spark are used to help students understand both the construction and context of some of the prehistoric tools which allowed early humans to survive and thrive.

These selected segments from THE HUMAN SPARK may used in the classroom alone or in conjunction with the lesson plan, Digging Up the Truth, to teach how archeologists discover and examine artifacts and use them to formulate theories explaining how humans were able to advance beyond our now-extinct cousins the Neanderthals.

These video segments from PBS Series, The Human Spark, explore the evolution of life on Earth, from the earliest single-celled organism to modern Homo sapiens. They may be used on their own or with the lesson plan, Life as We Know It.