Charles Darwin’s Excitement

Using Primary Sources and Websites

Mandy Chrisman

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Why?Illinois State Goals request to

adventure into the idea of natural selection which leads us to Charles

Darwin’s Conclusions from his book of Origin of Species

All Illinois high school cover the history of life and evolution.

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What can you Find? Activities

Graphic Organizers

Links to Websites

Pictures

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Lesson PlansDay 1 Online Activity

Vocabulary Activity 4 SquaresMicrosoft word

Day 2 Who is Darwin? Character map & timeline from the articles

Day 3 Journey on the Beagle Students link to Maps of Charles Darwin Journey.

Day 4 WebQuest Group activity Darwin’s Diary

Day 5 Analysis Article Reviews from Library of Congress

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Lesson PlansDay 6-8 Teachers own Labs based on

Darwin’s Conclusions

Day 9 & 10 History of May 5th Scopes Trial

from Library of Congress

Day 11- 14 Teacher Review with PowerPoint and Essay