Evidence vs. Inference Questions for Iceman Activity

1.Consider the artifacts you chose in your table, and answer 2 of the following questions:

A.What might the bow and the finished and unfinished arrows and arrowheads indicate about his way of life?

B.What might the copper-bladed axe with the wooden handle indicate about his culture?

C.What can you tell from the bits of wheat and wheat pollen present? 

D.What might the different markings on his body indicate?

2.Look back at your table of artifacts.  Label EVIDENCE and INFERENCES in your table. 

3.How can evidence AND inferences play a role in science?

Analysis Questions for IceMan Activity

1.What particular physical features of the Iceman would you compare with modern humans if you were looking for evidence of biological adaptations?

2.What artifacts from the Iceman would you compare with artifacts from modern humans as evidence of cultural adaptations? 

3.Do you think there have been greater changes in humans physically or culturally in the last 5,000 years?  Explain your answer. 

Summary Questions (To be completed below your Do Now)

Based on what you have learned today:

1.Distinguish between biological adaptations (inherited traits) and cultural adaptations (acquired traits). 

2.Distinguish between evidence and inference. 

3.After this lesson, what are the unique CULTURAL ADAPTATIONS of humans?