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Beagle Voyage PPTBeagle Voyage PPT
Publisher
Natural History Museum
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Number of Slides
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Beagle Voyage

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Follow the HMS Beagle's five-year voyage and see the stops through Charles Darwin's eyes. You can enjoy the pleasure of Darwin's voyage with none of the seasickness he experienced.

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Concepts

charles darwin, evolution

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Have class members further investigate some of the many questions raised by the presentation

Classroom Considerations

  • The presentation would make an appropriate introduction to Darwin's theories
  • This content requires Adobe Flash to view

Pros

  • The animated video includes images and observations drawn from Darwin's journals

Cons

  • None

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