3rd GRADE: Evaluated assignment (EN)

Chapter 1 THE COSMIC CALENDAR

1. What is the cosmic calendar?
2. How long ago did the big bang take place?
3. What are the most important events occurred in December of the cosmic calendar?
4. What do you think of the cosmic calendar?
5. Write a 5-line-long summary of this chapter

Chapter 2 GENES AND BRAINS

1. Where is the genetic information stored?
2. What is the difference between taxon and species?
3. What happens when different yet related species copulate?
4. Describe the properties of DNA.
5. Write a brief summary for this chapter.

Chapter 3 THE BRAIN AND THE CHARIOT

1. What are the main topics discussed in this chapter?
2. Describe the importance of brain mass to body mass ratio, when it is important and when it is not
3. Name and describe all three parts the brain evolved into, their functions and why they evolved into that.
4. Write a short summary of this chapter.
5. What is the chapter’s conclusion?

Chapter 4 EDEN AS A METAPHOR

1. What are the main topics discussed through this chapter?
2. Write why the author refers to our passion for flying?
3. What is the meaning of ‘bipedalism preceded encephalization’?
4. Who was the ‘first true man’? Why is he refered to after that name?
5. What do we know as ‘anticipatory skills’? How important was the development of language for the evolution of intelligence and why?

Chapter 5 THE ABSTRACTIONS OF BEASTS

1. Why does the author say we don’t understand the intelligence of other species?
2. What do you think would be the significance of learning a language for chimpanzees? What similar case does the author mention?
3. Is it possible the cross between a human being and a chimpanzee? What do you think would happen and what do you think the response of society would be when possible?
4. What is the parallel established between the workers at the Yerkes Primate Center and Prometheus, Thoth or Cannes?
5. Write a 10-line long summary for this chapter. Include the most astonishing things you learnt.

Chapter 6 TALES OF DIM EDEN

1. Why is this chapter called Tales of Dim Eden and what are the topics discussed therein?
2. Describe the allegory taken into account where Prometheus is mentioned.
3. Write three reasons why we sleep.
4. What is the problem between reptiles and mammals?
5. What happens in ‘stupid’ animals when sleep is highly evolved?


Chapter 7 LOVERS AND MADMEN

1. What are bloodhounds and why are they mentioned in the beginning of the chapter?
2. Why is the sense of smell not well developed in humans?
3. What sensorial advantage do we have over bloodhounds? Name what makes some people ‘never to forget a face”.
4. Why is the concept of ‘intuitive thinking’ named in this chapter?
5. Name astonishing, interesting or fun facts you learnt in this chapter.


Chapter 8 THE EVOLUTION OF THE BRAIN

1. Write what you learnt and found interesting out of this chapter.
2. Describe the relationship between brain evolution and constant changes of societies.
3. What culteres are more unlikely to change? Do you think it will
4. Why are drugs mentioned in the test?
5. Write a short summary for this chapter. Name fun or interesting facts you learnt from it.

Chapter 9 KNOWLEDGE IS OUR DESTINY: TERRESTRIAL AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE

1. How close is the day for us to embark ourselves onto stellar treks?
2. What are some possible means by which we could communicate with intelligent extraterrestrial life?
3. How are odds for us to hold communication with E.T. life?
4. How is modern society facing the possibility for communication?
5. Write 5 lines on what you think evolution of the human species will be like and what we might do in order to preserve our species.