1. Describe how you prepared/studied for the untit test.
I firstly looked and read through the facts in my notebook everyday until the weekends. During the weekend, I taught my mom everything we've studied, and since she knew most of the things already, she was testing my knowledge. She asked me questions such as; Who first created fire? And how did early humans develop their culture? That helped me understand and check my thinking.
a) Do you think your studying strategies were effective - why/why not?
I think they were effective. This was the first time I studied this way- testing my mom. I was quite shocked on a few things I didn't know which I was sure we would have on the test. It all went really well.
b) How will you prepare for next time?
I will study the same way I studied for this unit test. Because It was quite effective and easy. However, I didn't really read through the articles that we read, that's something I'll pay attention more to.
2. What was the most surprising thing you learned about during this unit?
The most surprising thing I learned during this unit was how short early humans were, and how amazing their creativity skills were. I never thought they could make such sharp tools, but that was, however, later when they developed more. Lastly, the weirdest thing I learned, is that early humans ACTUALLY EXIST! At first, I thought they were made up creatures from stories, but they are actually real. I thought that only dinosaurs existed, but early humans? Well that's hard to believe.
3. If we had more time to spend on Prehistory and Early Humans - what would you want to learn more about?
I'd like to learn more about specific things- such as; how a specific human died, who was earlier, Adam and Eve or early humans? However, we covered everything that I wanted to know, there is nothing really I'd like to know more about, because I don't know if there is anything else we would have studied- that is, if we had more time. Honestly, this was one of my favorite units in Humanities, (even though it is the second unit) and I hope the next unit will be as interesting.
