This film explores the major fossil finds from Africa that provide insights about the evolution of humans from other primates.

Like any species, humans have an evolutionary history involving divergence from other animal groups. Paleontologists try to reconstruct this evolutionary history using the fossil record. This film discusses some of the most important hominid fossils and how they illuminate key phases of human evolution, focusing on three traits: larger brains, use of tools, and bipedality.

This version of the film pauses at three points where students answer questions about the film to assess their understanding of the concepts presented. After completing all quiz modules, students can view and print their answers.

The original version of the film, without the embedded assessment, is available to stream or download at https://www.biointeractive.org/great-transitions-origin-humans

Version 2.3
Updated on 08/13/20