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In this lesson, students will learn firsthand, by reading his journal entries and letters, how Darwin arrived at his theory. They also will gain a better sense of Darwin's journey and the role it played in his scientific career. In the first activity, Darwin's Great Voyage of Discovery, students will read his account of his voyage on the Beagle and see how this experience inspired him to devote the rest of his life to developing and refining the theory of natural selection. The second activity, Evolution's Role in History, will enable the student to find out how scientific ideas paved the way for Darwin's theory of natural selection and how his theory changed the course of science. Each activity has a list of objectives and links to detailed instruction for the student and teachers notes. The lesson also offers links to an assessment rubric, the national science standards for the lesson, and additional activities.
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| Subject keyword(s) | Astronomy, Biological evolution, Biology, Earth and space science, Earth science, Education, Education (General), Evolution, Geoscience, Historical perspectives, History, History/Policy/Law, History and nature of science, History and philosophy of science, History of science, Life Science, Life science, Science, Science as inquiry, Science process skills, Scientific breakthroughs, Space Science, Space sciences |
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| Grade level | High School, Informal Education |
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LESSON 2: Teacher Page In South America, Darwin found fossils of extinct animals that resembled living animals. He wrote in Voyage of the Beagle (a book based on his journal entries and published in 1839), "This wonderful relationship in the same continent between the dead and the living, will, I do not doubt, hereafter throw more light on the appearance of organic beings on our earth and their disappearance from it than any other class of facts." Although it would be 20 years until Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, he had already begun forming his theory of natural selection. By reading Darwin's journal entries and letters, students will learn firsthand how Darwin arrived at his theory. They also will gain a better sense of Darwin's journey and the role it played in his scientific career. Activity 1: Darwin's Great Voyage of Discovery Read Darwin's account of his voyage on the Beagle and see how this experience inspired him to devote the rest of his life to developing and refining the theory of natural selection. Learning Goals Understand how Darwin's observations from his journey helped him to develop the theory of natural selection > Go to Activity > Go to Notes Activity 2: Evolution's Role in History Find out how scientific ideas paved the way for Darwin's theory of natural selection and how his theory changed the course of not just science, but also the world. Learning Goals Understand how evolutionary theory relates to the history of science Appreciate the role that other scientists, before and after Darwin, played in developing evolutionary theory > Go to Activity > Go to Notes Additional Activities Paul Revere and William Dawes...Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. Why is it that we remember one and not the other? Compare the ideas of Wallace and Darwin. Go To Teacher Pages LESSON 1 LESSON 2 LESSON 3 LESSON 4 LESSON 5 LESSON 6 LESSON 7 View LESSON 2 Student Page Common Ancestor Evolution Natural Selection Theory Assessment Rubric Guidelines for assessing students' mastery of activity. National Science Standards for LESSON 2 Time to Learn! Each clock icon respresents approximately one 45-minute classroom session (not including homework). Videos | Web Activities | Site Guide | About the Project | FAQ | Glossary | Site Map | Feedback | Help | Shop © 2001 WGBH Educational Foundation and Clear Blue Sky Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.
