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Students research the life of Charles Darwin and his voyage on the Beagle. Full Review »
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Students read parts of Charles Darwin's journal about the Galapagos Islands and study images that accompany those passages in an Internet based activity. They investigate the effect these islands had on Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Full Review »
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Students examine how Darwin used the processes of science to support his theory. They distinguish between artificial and natural selection, recognize Darwin's contribution to science. They produce a newspaper describing the times in which Darwin introduced his theory of natural selection, reporting the public reaction to his theory. Full Review »
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Students become familiar with the main events of Darwin's voyage. They comprehend the importance of geographic distribution and geographic isolation on the formation of a new species. Students analyze how living things can change over a period of time and how these changes can increase the chances of their survival. Full Review »
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Students gain an examineing of the Darwinian theory of evolution, examine how Darwin's theory has been adopted by ruling elites in order to justify their position in power, compare religious and historical responses to Darwin's theory, and role-play religious leaders' responses to Darwin's theory. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze an obituary written for Charles Darwin. They are already familiar with Darwin and the theory of evolution. This is an introduction to evolution, or in fact, an introduction to biology. Full Review »
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Students read and analyze an obituary written for Charles Darwin. They make a list of facts about Darwin they learned from the obituary. Students compare Lamarack's theory to Darwin's. Full Review »
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Students observe a simple model of Darwinian evolution. They use easily obtained materials to construct an evolutionary tree representing specialization, diversity, and selection. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students examine the impact of Charles Darwin and his theories on our life today. After watching a video, they discuss how he formulated his theories and how they have impacted the world both positively and negatively. To end the lesson, they create their own PowerPoint to share with the class. Full Review »
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Students study Darwin's Theory. They recognize how Charles Darwin came up with his theory of evolution, natural selection and develop an idea of what life was like in the 1800's. Full Review »
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