Food Forager
You are the Food Forager for the homo sapiens. In the past, your group has
hunted and gathered, but you will teach them how to create a stabel food
supply through either fishing or farming. Food must be created on a LARGE
scale in order to secure and enhance their survival.
In either instance, you will need to migrate the people from the cave/jungle
to either open land near a river for farming, or the beach if you intend to
fish.
FISHERMAN: You need to create a net and a boat, using PROPER and SPECIFIC
natural resources.
FARMERS: You will need to explain irrigation, how to do it and why it's so
vital to maintaining your crops. You will also need farming tools to farm
LARGE SCALE - A BIG PIECE OF LAND. What tools will you make and what
natural resources will you find and use?
You will need to work closely with the Tool Treasurer and Fire Teller so
that resources are maximized. Remember, you live in the forest/jungle area,
so your group will either need to adapt to existing animals and plants, or
migrate. If they need to migrate, explain how this is a necessity. Things
to consider are: distance, terrain, predators and mobility of the people.
Is anyone sick or old and cannot make the trip? Can a few men make the trip
and return safely in a timely manner?
Either way, you will need to convince your group of what food to eat, share
how this food supply is best and how it will help with survival.
Keep a journal of your daily events, accomplishments, struggles and
inventions, as well as how well your clan is adapting and utilizing this new
tool.
Food for Thought
Theories of how specific foods may have increased the brain size.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/food_for_thought.shtml
Food and Fire: how they helped each other!
http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/37963.html
Other Resources