{"id":521,"date":"2010-05-08T14:45:51","date_gmt":"2010-05-08T18:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/?p=521"},"modified":"2012-06-19T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T16:15:01","slug":"sticks-and-stones-prehistory-technology-video-segments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/for-educators\/sticks-and-stones-prehistory-technology-video-segments\/521\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Segments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These brief video segments can be used alone or in combination, to  introduce a topic or to spark discussion among your students. The video  segments can be adapted for any grade level. Stream the video segments  from the players below, or scroll to the bottom of the page to find  downloadable QuickTime versions of the videos. These videos are also  used in the lesson plan Sticks and Stones: Prehistory Technology  (Grades 9-12).<\/p>\n<p>Selected segments of <strong><em>The Human Spark<\/em><\/strong>: <strong><em>Becoming Us<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If It Ain&#8217;t Broke&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Archaeologist John Shea explains the context and construction of one of early humans\u2019 first tools&#8211;the stone hand ax.<\/p>\n<style>.video-wrap {position: relative;  padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin-bottom: 1em;} .video-wrap\tiframe {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: hidden;} .video-wrap.no-topbar {padding-bottom: 56.25%;}<\/style><div class=\"video-wrap no-topbar nocontent no-content cf\"><iframe id=\"partnerPlayer\" name=\"partnerPlayer\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"\/\/player.pbs.org\/widget\/partnerplayer\/2247578012\/?chapterbar=false&topbar=false&autoplay=false&endscreen=false\" title=\"Embedded Video Player\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen width=\"512\" height=\"288\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/video\/in-the-news-video-pyroengineering\/268\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pyroengineering<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archaeologist Curtis Marean explains a recent discovery about how early humans used fire in the creation of certain stone tools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/humanspark\/featured\/spark-blog-video-making-stone-tools-is-sooo-millions-of-years-ago\/301\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Making Stone Tools is Sooo Millions of Years Ago<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archaeologist Curtis Marean explains a recent discovery about how early humans used fire in the creation of certain stone tools.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Make A Spear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Archaeologist John Shea demonstrates the construction of a primitive spear and explains its\u00a0 impact on the social development the early humans who used them.<\/p>\n<style>.video-wrap {position: relative;  padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin-bottom: 1em;} .video-wrap\tiframe {position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; overflow: hidden;} .video-wrap.no-topbar {padding-bottom: 56.25%;}<\/style><div class=\"video-wrap no-topbar nocontent no-content cf\"><iframe id=\"partnerPlayer\" name=\"partnerPlayer\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"\/\/player.pbs.org\/widget\/partnerplayer\/2247463728\/?chapterbar=false&topbar=false&autoplay=false&endscreen=false\" title=\"Embedded Video Player\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen width=\"512\" height=\"288\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"post-501\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Downloadable QuickTime versions of the video segments:<br \/>\n(Note: To download a video, right click on the video title and click  \u201cSave Link As\u2026\u2019 or \u201cSave Target As\u2026\u201d. 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