Darwin+was+not+alone!!

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The students in this class are 10th grade BioChem at Sussex Technical High School. The students are heterogeneously grouped with varying back rounds in Science. I teach one “shared approach” class in which I have another teacher in my class to assist the 6 special education students. || The unit “Evidence for Evolution through Natural Selection” is a state of Delaware science kit. The unit itself starts with a brief introduction into Natural Selection and Charles Darwin’s work on the H.M.S. Beagle and ends with a focus on how evolution is occurring today through the investigation of “Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria”. || Charles Darwin is the name most often referred to when the discussion of Evolution is mentioned, however, Darwin was not the only scientist who supported the concept of Evolution. Scientists dating back to the Greeks also had notions of Evolution and Darwin used the works of these ancient scientists and others of his time to develop and support his idea of Evolution through Natural Selection. || This unit is integral in the student’s understanding of the Theory of Evolution because it gives the other scientists who shared similar beliefs to Charles Darwin to be discussed. The student’s assignment is to present the historical development of evolutionary thought from the ancient Greek perception to Darwin. The goal of this activity is to show students that the idea of biological evolution was not solely Darwin’s, but a collection of other scientist’s work that helped Darwin shape his ideas.  ||
 * **Teacher**: |||||||||| ** Dean P. Johnson ** || Date: |||| ** 11-30-09 ** ||
 * **Subject:** |||||||||| ** Bio/Chem ** |||| Grade: || ** 10 ** ||
 * **Instructional Unit Title:** |||||||||| ** Evidence for Evolution by Natural Selection ** ||
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 * **Thinkfinity Lesson Title:** |||||||| ** History of Evolutionary Theory ** ||
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