All humans alive today descended from the same woman who lived just 150,000 years ago. A thought-provoking video explains this concept as part of a larger biology playlist. It lists the location where the woman lived as well as where our other common ancestors are in the human family tree.

Concepts

human ancestry, genes, dna

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Discuss that our differences really are skin deep
• Extend on the concept of variations and why there is so much difference after a relatively small amount of evolutionary time

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of mitochondria and DNA

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides subtitles in 10 languages for English learners
• Connects biology, geography, history, and technology
• Works well in traditional or flipped classrooms

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4