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Humans, like all species, are a result of the process of evolution. Your task is to go to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and visit the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, which showcases crucial evidence including fossils, genetic data, and artifacts used by scientists to construct the evolutionary narrative of our taxonomic family, the hominins.

Use the exhibit information (displays, diagrams, etc.) to answer 4 of the 5 assignment questions.

You can find the assignment questions below (Doc also posted to Brightspace).

Submit your answers via Brightspace.

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Reserving Your Ticket & Getting to the Museum

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Reserving Your Ticket & Getting to the Museum

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You have to reserve a timed ticket to go the museum. You can reserve a ticket for 1 cent. These directions will show you exactly how to reserve your ticket.

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American Museum of Natural History

200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

Via Public Transportation

Subway: Take the B (weekdays only) or C to 81st Street. Two blocks west of the Museum, the 1 train stops at Broadway and West 79th Street. For a complete subway map, visit the MTA website. Groups arriving by subway may enter via the Subway entrance, located at the downtown end of the 81st Street B and C station.

Please note: The 81st Street subway station and subway entrance to the Museum are not wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible subway station is the 72nd Street station for the 1, 2, and 3 trains, with a connection on the northbound M7 on Amsterdam Avenue.

Bus: The M79 bus travels east/west on West 79th Street across Central Park, with a stop next to the Museum on West 81st Street. Other buses also stop at or near the Museum, including the M7, M10, M11, M86, and M104 buses. For complete bus information, visit the MTA website.

From Hunter - take 6 uptown to 77th st (or walk), then take M79 (on 79th st & Lexington) crosstown to the Columbus Av/W 80 St Stop

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Plan to be in the museum for an hour to complete the human evolution assignment. If you plan to complete the EC assignment you will likely need more time.

Remember, you need to take a selfie of yourself inside the museum (not the lobby).

The Spitzer Hall of Human Origins is on the 1st floor. When entering through the main entrance (on Central Park West), it is easiest to walk through the mammals exhibit, on the left, and then walk down the hall behind the cafe, towards the back of the museum (See map).

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A note about skeletal fossils – skeletal fossils are often incomplete (missing parts of skulls, teeth, ribs, etc.) This does not mean the organism did not have those bones, it just means that when the fossils were found and excavated, they were missing pieces. There are multiple other reasons a piece of a skeleton might be missing: pieces may have been crushed over time (broke down), were never found, were damaged when excavating, etc.

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Assignment - Exploring Human Evolution at AMNH S25