This opposable thumbs lab pairs perfectly with our Hominids Reading & Questions!
Students perform the popular opposable thumb lab but take the analysis further and graph their data!
In this activity, students will:
- PERFORM THE LAB – Students time themselves performing various tasks with and without thumbs. Some tasks are provided in the document, but the students must also come up with some tasks of their own.
- RESPOND to analysis questions related to adaptations
- COMPLETE a Claim-Evidence-Reasoning section
- GRAPH their data on a provided graph
The only supply you’ll need is tape. Cheap masking tape works really well!
Applicable NGSS Standards:
- MS-LS4-2
- Science & Engineering Practice: Developing and using models
- Science & Engineering Practice: Planning and carrying out investigations
- Science & Engineering Practice: Analyzing and interpreting data
- Science & Engineering Practice: Engaging in argument from evidence
Teacher Notes:
Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS4-2: Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms to infer evolutionary relationships.
