Video-Enhanced Lesson

Using segments from the PBS program: The Human Spark, students explore the question “What makes us human?” (Grades 5-8)

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."

Which came first – the running or the brain? Running could be the reason humans were able to hunt large game and consume the protein needed for a big brain.