Evolution lesson described in newspaper

How cool is this? The neighbors section of the Daytona Beach News Journal describes some local school activities, and among them is a great Darwin/evolution lesson description! “Activities such as the “evolution of the blob” and “wooly boogers” helped students understand the importance of adaptation to the survival of a species.”

Technology enabled students to create a virtual field trip. Students were assigned to research a location along Darwin’s journey aboard the HMS Beagle. They used Google Earth to mark the location, to embed photos and to write descriptions about the location and a native animal. Students used iChat to collect data about other places along Darwin’s journey from their peers.

This data was imported and added to the virtual field trip on Google Earth. With a click of a button, boys and girls can now visualize a journey from their classroom to places like the Galapagos Islands and Sydney, Australia.

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Communications Director for Florida Citizens for Science.
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