DNA AND LINKS TO MIGRATION

1) RACE - The Power of an Illusion Episode 1: The Difference Between Us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9YMCKp5myI
Examines the contemporary science - including genetics - that challenges our common sense
assumptions that human beings can be bundled into three or four fundamentally different
groups according to their physical traits.

2) Watch clip on Genographic

http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/introduction-togenetic-markers/?ar_a=1
3) Complete human diversity quiz on the following website
http://www.pbs.org/race/004_HumanDiversity/004_00-home.htm

Research activity using the note taking template.

PART A
Use the Cornell note making template (this may be provided by your teacher) to research
the following.

You must look at ALL the sources of information in the list below.
You do not have to use information from them all. It is up to you to decide which
information is suitable to complete the task.
Do not use other sources for this task.

Research and record the different theories about earliest man, particularly
the Out of Africa theory and migration to Australia. Ensure that you include
the evidence for these theories with a focus on DNA

PART B
Use your research to answer the following question.
How does genetic information help scientists reconstruct early human
migration routes?

SOURCES
The spread of people to Australia. An excellent site that looks at the various theories
about the spread of earliest man, their arrival in Australia and the sites at Kow Swamp and
Lake Mungo.
http://australianmuseum.net.au/The-spread-of-people-to-Australia/

DNA confirms Aboriginal culture one of Earth's oldest

The first Aboriginal genome sequence confirms Australia's native people left Africa
75,000 years ago.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2011/09/dna-confirms-aboriginal-cultureone-of-earths-oldest/

Aboriginal Genome Reveals New Insights into Early Humans

http://www.australasianscience.com.au/article/issue-november-2011/aboriginal-genomereveals-new-insights-early-humans.html
Migration to Australia
https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/migration-to-australia/
Aborigines: The First Out of Africa, the First in Asia and Australia
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/09/aborigines-the-first-out-of-africathe-first-in-asia-and-australia/245392/
A fascinating look at evidence suggesting the Australia was one of the first places settled
by the emigrants from Africa.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1212_021213_journeyofman.html
Shows an alternative interpretation.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070509161829.htm
This site is mainly concerned with the evidence for the route from Africa to Australia.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721214628.htm