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Charles Darwin and Evolution
WEBQUEST
In this webquest, you will be exploring topics to gain a greater understanding of
evolution past, present and future. You will use what you have already learned
about genetics and cells to understand the theories behind evolution.
When you have finished this webquest, you will understand how "evolution is the
result of genetic changes that occur in constantly changing environments".
A. Who is Charles Darwin? Read ALL ABOUT HIM!!!!!
http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/darwin200/pages/index.php?page_id=j2
http://science.discovery.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwingame.htm
Click on “MORE ABOUT DARWIN” in the lower left corner Answer the
following questions on looseleaf:
1. When/where was little Charles Darwin born?
2. How old was young Charles when he studied medicine at University of
Edinburgh?
3. What was the name of the boat on which Darwin traveled around the world? 4.
When did this famous voyage occur?
5. How old was Darwin when the voyage began?
6. In 1835 the HMS Beagle arrived at the ______ Islands.
7. What did Darwin observe about the plants and animals of the Galapagos
Islands?
8. Darwin wrote a famous book titled ______ in the year_____
9. Which continent do the Galapagos Islands belong to?
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B. What are homologous structures? Give an example. Homologous
structures
C.What are Vestigial structures? Give an example? Vestigial structures
D. Evolution in Action: Salamanders Read and Watch Video
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/evolution-action-salamanders.html
E. Click on “NATURAL SELECTION” Answer the following questions:
http://science.discovery.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwin-game.htm
1. What does variation mean?
2. Give one example of how these birds exhibit variation. Click on the hand in the
lower right corner.
3. Which is recessive, black or gray? Click on the hand in the lower right corner.
4. Read what Darwin says at the bottom of the page, then fill in the blanks: If an
organism is born with traits that help it ___ or__ , it will likely produce
more______than rivals without those traits. Eventually, beneficial traits can
spread throughout a ______
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F. Charles Darwin’s Finches Natural Selection
http://www.nysci.org/charlieandkiwi_finches/
G. Charles Darwin and Natural Selection- play the Survival Game
http://science.discovery.com/games-and-interactives/charles-darwingame.htm
H. Take the quiz after you play the game.
I. For a Simulation of Natural Selection go to:
http://www.techapps.net/interactives/pepperMoths.swf
1. Read each selection (bubble), starting with Life Cycle of the Peppered Moth
(be sure to click the arrow at the right side to continue reading).
2. When you get to the simulation (far right bubble): Choose the Light Forest,
then play the game.
3. Answer the following questions:
a. (Evidence): What was your final ratio of dark moths to light moths? ____
% DARK, _____ % LIGHT
b. (Claim): Based on this evidence what Claim can you make about the
relationship of moth color and forest color?
c. (Reasoning): Why did the ____ moth survive better than the ____
moth?
4. Now run the simulation for the dark forest. See if your new evidence
supports your claim and reasoning.
J. The Evolution Experience Play Evolution Game
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/evolution/what-is-evolution/naturalselection-game/the-evolution-experience.html