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This 9-word human-origins word search introduces elementary and middle school students to early human migration and development. Hidden words include Homo sapiens, early humans, Africa, and migrated, covering where humans originated and how they spread. Use it during an anthropology or social studies unit on human history, as a warm-up activity, or as a sub-plan assignment.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Anthropology
Grade Level:
5th – 7th Grades
Updated January 2025

Word List

  • AFRICA
  • ENVIRONMENT
  • UNSTABLE
  • ASIA
  • HOMOSAPIENS
  • BRAINS
  • MIGRATED
  • EARLYHUMANS
  • SKELETONS

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