NOTE: Use the Stanford textbook as you would a dictionary or encyclopedia. It is not necessary to read each and every word in each and every chapter--the online lectures will focus on the most important material. I recommend that you view the assignments for the unit and then pick and choose material from the textbook to help you finish the assignments and labs.
Most of the links in the lecture section will take you to web sites outside of Cascadia. Please make sure you follow the links on those pages as many of the sites use multiple pages to present the information.
Unit 2: Weeks 5-8: Primates
CS = Stanford et. al. Biological Anthropology, 2nd edition
ED = Dettwyler Dancing Skeletons
| Textbook Readings: | CS: Ch. 6-9 (skim dating techniques in ch. 8) Continue reading ED |
| Lecture 1: | Classification, Skeletal Anatomy, Primate Characteristics, |
| Lecture 2: | Living Primates, Primate Behavior; Teeth & Guts; Extinction |
| Lecture 3: | Fossils: stratigraphy, geologic time, dating techniques, accuracy of fossil record |
| Lecture 4: | Primate Evolution |
| Assessment: | Debate Primate Bio Public Awareness Campaign Exam II |
| Worksheets: | Skeletal Anatomy |
Suggested Timeline
Week 5: lecture 1; skeletal anatomy worksheet; debate prep; begin work on Public Awareness Campaign
Week 6: lecture 2; primate classification worksheet; primate anatomy worksheet; primate bio; continue work on Public Awareness Campaign
Week 7: lecture 3; participate in debate; primate observation worksheet; continue work on Public Awareness campaign
Week 8: lecture 4; primate evolution worksheet; Exam II; continue work on Public Awareness Campaign
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Last Updated February 3, 2009