Chimps vs. Humans: How Are We Different? "Give orange me give eat orange me eat orange give me eat orange give me you." That's the longest string of words that Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee who scientists raised as a human and taught sign language in the 1970s, ever signed. He was the subject of Project Nim, an experiment conducted by cognitive scientists at Columbia University to investigate whether chimps can learn language. After years of exposing Nim to all things human, the researchers concluded that although he did learn to express demands — the desire for an orange, for instance — and knew 125 words, he couldn't fully grasp language, at least as they defined it. Many cognitive scientists believe that humans' ability to innovate by varying syntax engenders much of the richness and complexity of our thoughts and ideas. Stance Humans are bipedal, and except for short bouts of uprightness, great apes walk on all fours. Thus, our ancestors stood up in the scrubby, dry areas of Africa. Strength Conversation Why does he think that?
10 Myths About Immigration Editor’s note: While originally published in 2011, this story was updated in 2015 to reflect current statistics, policies and conditions in the United States. Click here for a detailed list of sources. Myths about immigration and immigrants are common. Here are a few of the most frequently heard misconceptions—along with information to help you and your students separate fact from fear. When students make statements that are mistaken or inaccurate, one response is to simply ask, “How do you know that’s true?” Most immigrants are here illegally.With so much controversy around the issue of undocumented immigrants, it’s easy to overlook the fact that most of the foreign-born people living in the United States have followed the rules and have permission to be here. It's just as easy to enter the country legally today as it was when my ancestors arrived.Ask students when their ancestors immigrated and if they know what the entry requirements were at the time.
La semaine d'éducation contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme L'éducation pour agir contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme Le 21 mars a été proclamé "Journée internationale pour l'élimination de la discrimination raciale" en 1966 par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies. Faire acquérir à tous les élèves le respect de l’égale dignité des êtres humains, de la liberté de conscience et de la laïcité est une mission de l'École. Il apparaît nécessaire de donner une impulsion nationale forte aux actions éducatives menées dans le champ de la prévention du racisme et de l’antisémitisme, de la défense et de la promotion des Droits de l’Homme et des principes fondamentaux de la République. La Semaine d'éducation contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme se déroule du 18 au 24 mars 2019. Cette semaine organisée en partenariat avec la Délégation Interministérielle de Lutte Contre le Racisme et l'Antisémitisme constitue un grand temps fédérateur visant à promouvoir les valeurs et les principes fondamentaux de la République. Elles concernent par exemple :
300 Million in the USA - Population Education Product Profile The U.S. population topped 300 million in 2006. Discover creative resources to help students understand the nation’s population trends over the past 200 years and how our numbers and lifestyles affect the world around us. All lessons plans from 300 Million in the USA can be downloaded directly from the links below. Lesson Plans 300 Million Reasons (pdf): So many of today’s headlines are connected to population pressures. Connecting the Dots (pdf): Students map the changing size and density of the country’s population over the past 200 years in this timely geography activity. A Family Perspective (pdf): Students chart family-size trends over several generations and discuss factors that influence family-size decision-making. Global Warming Begins at Home USA (pdf): How much CO2 to do you spew? A Matter of Timing (pdf): Students draw models of family populations and use these to identify trends in population size influenced by family timing. Mysteries of the U.S.
On the Origin of Cooperative Species: New study reverses a decade of research claiming chimpanzee selfishness | The Primate Diaries A new study reverses a decade of research claiming chimpanzee selfishness. "Sharing is Caring" by Nathaniel Gold Charles Darwin had more in common with chimpanzees than even he realized. Before he was universally known for his theory of natural selection, the young naturalist was faced with one of the great moral choices in the history of science. The decision he made has long been hailed as the type of behavior that fundamentally separates humans from other apes. On the morning of June 18, 1858, a parcel arrived that threatened to undo the originality of Darwin’s masterwork. “Even his terms now stand as heads of my chapters,” Darwin wrote, almost in a panic. What should he do? “I would far rather burn my whole book than that he or any man should think that I had behaved in a paltry spirit,” he wrote to Charles Lyell, his friend and mentor. Figure 1. Figure 2. As Carl Sagan famously wrote, “Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” Reference: Victoria Horner, J.
mental_floss Blog & The Quick 10: Stories Behind 10 Dr. Seuss Stories On this day in 1991, the world lost a classic writer and artist "“ Dr. Seuss (AKA Theodor Geisel). I know the _floss has done stories on Dr. Seuss before, so I thought we'd go a little bit different route today "“ the stories behind his stories. 1. 2. 3. 4. Because kids weren't interested in the material, they weren't exactly compelled to use it repeatedly in their efforts to learn to read. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Tony the Tiger, AKA Thurl Ravenscroft (who is also a singer in my absolute favorite Disney attraction, the Haunted Mansion), is the voice behind "You're a Mean One, Mr. Do you have a comment? Dr.
C'est quoi le racisme ? - Vidéo C’est d’abord une idée selon laquelle l’espèce humaine serait composée de plusieurs races différentes. Certaines de ces races seraient « supérieures » tandis que d’autres seraient « inférieures » . Cette idée a conduit des peuples à vouloir en dominer d’autres. Comment peut-on accepter que certains soient dominés, méprisés ou persécutés à cause de leur couleur de peau ou de leur culture ? Réalisateur : Jacques Azam Producteur : Milan Presse, France Télévisions Production : 2017
Flipside Science "My teaching colleague and I have been discussing possibilities for activities on getting our students involved in problem-solving and critical thinking about the environment. This sounds like such a perfect fit! We wanted real-world situations that they could use, and create possible applications in their home environment." -Middle School Teacher, Incline City, Nevada "These resources would be a great addition to the ecology lessons we teach. "I love that the images in the video reflect the diversity of students and teachers I work with. "I want to help my students critically think and problem solve about the problems they may encounter in their lifetime. "As a science teacher with a diverse group of learners, I am always on the lookout for new ways to present learning interactions, to maximize concept understanding.
Human Evolution: The fossil evidence in 3D Welcome to the UCSB online 3D gallery of modern primate relatives and fossil ancestors of humans. This gallery contains five modern primate crania, and five fossil crania. The crania can be rotated 360 degrees. Each cranium is accompanied by a short description of its relevance to human evolution, and a site map. You will need the Shockwave plugin from Macromedia to view this gallery (most browsers have this installed already). If necessary, you can obtain this plugin here. Click here to enter the gallery. Click here for information on the much largerCD-ROM version. Trouble viewing the gallery? The gallery was developed by Phillip Walker and Ed Hagen, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara. This site also hosts the Evolutionary Psychology FAQ
Top 10 Intellectual Rappers Music Despite being in the mainstream consciousness for over twenty years now, Hip-Hop is still largely thought to consist solely of idiotic, crude and often pointlessly violent lyrics that debase and malign the English language. Although to be fair, that is still the majority of the Hip-Hop music being shoved down our throats by the big music labels and radio. However, there is an increasingly large presence of extremely intelligent Hip-Hop pushing the genre’s boundaries and transforming rap into academically and artistically viable poetry. NOTE: Judging intelligence is an extremely subjective matter and will always spark debate, however I did abide by some criteria when making my selections. Andre 3000 From OutKast One of the few rappers on this list you should already probably be aware of on this list, Andre 3000, rapper from the critically acclaimed and incredibly popular Hip-Hop Duo, “OutKast,” is one of the most well liked and respected rappers in the industry from non-fans. Eyedea
Cahier d'activité. L'Histoire de l'Afrique et de sa diaspora - Le NF Store Description Jahlyssa Sekhmet A l’adolescence, lorsque Jahlyssa Sekhmet, la directrice de Conscious Education Editions découvre le clip de Burning Spear, « Days of Slavery ». Elle est bouleversée. D’où venaient ces hommes attachés comme des bêtes à fond de cale ? Qu’avait été réellement l’esclavage ? – Dans l’enseignement scolaire, la première rencontre avec le continent africain se déroule en classe de CM2, avec la traite négrière européenne (hormis la préhistoire). Naissance du projet – En tant que mère, lorsque sa fille commença à lui poser des questions sur l’Afrique, les Antilles, elle voulut répondre à ses questions en s’appuyant sur des livres ou des supports. – Lors de nombreuses discussions, il ressortait tout le temps cette phrase : « Mais on ne nous apprend pas cela à l’école. Plus d’informations sur Conscious Education Editions ICI Retrouvez également tous nos livres pour la jeunesse ICI