The Human Origins workshop

A traveling fossil workshop for K-12 students
Touch the evidence...
The Human Origins Workshop offers students a rare opportunity to examine early human fossil casts. Studying the fossils allows students to begin to answer some of the big questions about human origins. Students learn about our earliest human ancestors - dating back to over 3 million years ago.
Why Book the Workshop?
  • The workshop travels to your classroom!
  • It is appropriate for all age-levels.
  • The curriculum reinforces Massachusetts standards in History and Science!
  • The workshop corresponds with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) position statement on teaching evolution in the classroom.
  • It allows students to handle actual fossil casts of our earliest human ancestors, dating to over 3 million years ago.  
"Handling the fossil casts helps students understand our human history in a way that no textbook could ever convey."   -5th grade science teacher
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Read more about what Massachusetts teachers are saying about HOW!
Book 3 consecutive workshops and receive a 10% discount!  
Students are engaged throughout the workshop. Handling the fossil casts allows them to understand the physical presence of early humans on Earth!
Students are naturally curious about the origin and evolution of the human species. 
Students become familiar with the story of each fossil specimen and begin to understand the importance of our evolutionary journey.