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Celebrating Darwin Day!
We celebrate the curiosity, wonder, and marvelous discoveries of Charles Darwin on this 204th anniversary of his birth.
In his curiosity, Darwin asked the following questions: If Earth has had a long history of change, what was it like before? Could it have supported the diversity of life it has now? What other forms of life might have lived long before now? And, he spent countless hours reviewing data and making observations around the world as he formulated his answers to these questions.*
BSCS endeavors to transform the teaching and learning of science so that every student has the opportunity to experience the wonder of the natural world by asking questions, gathering data, and developing explanations. In other words, we want every student to be a scientist! And to feel the thrill that drove Darwin from his decision to step foot on the Beagle to writing the final paragraph of On the Origin of Species.
Of interest on this day:
Colorado Springis Gazette newspaper article - Darwin Day reminds us of intellectual integrity
The Telegraph (UK) newspaper article - Ancient wolf DNA to show how predator became man's best friend
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Check out these great evolution education resources, always available at bscs.org/evolution:
Colorado Evolution Response Team
A collaboration of scientists devoted to responding to inaccurate attacks on evolutionary theory. CERT website also offers articles and recommended external links.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Making of the Fittest, a trilogy of short films crafted to engage students with memorable examples of the evolutionary process in action.
NESCent
The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center provides a wide variety of resources surrounding the education and outreach of evolution. Explore NESCent’s vast array of resources, courses, and literature.
NSTA Evolution Resources
NSTA offers a devoted page to useful resources on the subject of evolution. Here you will find Q&A, NSTA books, news, and links to NSTA recommended websites.
NSTA Galápagos
Explore the sights and sounds of the Galápagos, and download online activities. NSTA Galápagos also provides information and resources on teaching evolution.
The American Society of Human Genetics
Resources on evolution include an interactive game that teaches the logic of evolutional trees, and evolution essays to support the teaching of evolution.
The Darwin Correspondence Project
Darwin exchanged letters with more than 2000 people during his lifetime, and The Darwin Correspondence Project provides a searchable digital library of many of Darwin’s original correspondence letters.
Understanding Evolution - University of California, Berkeley
An online resource for both students and teachers committed to the understanding of Evolution.
WGBH Interactive
Student resources on evolution including short video clips, online lessons, and an evolution library dedicated to helping students complete assignments.
The design at the top of this page features an excerpt from the pages of the journal Charles Darwin kept while aboard the HMS Beagle. The quote reveals Darwin’s firsthand experience of curiosity and wonder as he reflects on the rich diversity of plant and animal life found among the islands of the Galapagos. The early portrait of Darwin alongside a selection of his sketches and illustrations of flora and fauna, his initial tree of life sketch, and a selected page of his journal manuscript provide a visual journey into the mind of the scientist in the midst of the discovery that would change science and humanity.
Design by Dayna Garland
*Excerpted from BSCS Blue Version, Seventh Edition - Chapter 3.
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