8/7/2019 Darwin Activity Directions

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Darwin Activity DirectionsProcedurePart A: Putting Darwin on the Map

1. Use the world map provided by your teacher and excerpts fromDarwin's “The Voyage of the Beagle,” which is available on D2L under the

Evolution Unit for this activity. Each journal excerpt describes a locationand includes a date and a latitude and longitude listing for a few of theplaces visited by Darwin.2. Trace Darwin's voyage by reading the excerpts. You will find that thejournal excerpts are not in chronological order. The Voyage of the Beagleis a collection of many of Darwin's journals, and he arranged the entries inthis book by geographical area rather than by time. Make a list of thelongitude and latitude listings in the correct time sequence. Number themand then place these numbers in the place on the map that correspondsto their longitude and latitude readings. Label each location on the mapwith the date he visited (you may have to draw a line out to an area

where you will have room for the date.)3. When you are finished, connect the excerpt locations with a line(connect the dots). Start in England in 1831 and follow Darwin's routeuntil he arrived back in England in 1836.4. When you are finished with your map, create a photo album. Findimages online for each of the numbered sites and place the photos orillustrations in numerical order with a descriptive caption. Please indicatethe corresponding map location number with the photos. Since you areusing someone else’s photos or drawings, make certain to cite yoursources in MLA format at the end of your photo album. You may use aword document or a powerpoint document, but aim for multiple images

per page so your album is not too big.5. For extra credit, add other places mentioned in Darwin's journalexcerpts and letters to make a more accurate path. These should appearin the order in which they occurred in the voyage. Please make it clearwhy you included these sites. Use an asterisk and letters to indicate. Ex:*A6. Post on D2L in the Darwin’s Photo Album Dropbox.

Part B: Observations Lead to a TheoryFinally, in a new word document create an 8 row by 2 column table. Thecolumn headings will be “Observation” and “Significance”. List sevensignificant observations made by Darwin in the first column and thesignificance of the observations in the other column. Below your table, writea paragraph that reflects on the importance of Darwin's voyage to thedevelopment of his theory of natural selection. Post in the “Darwin’sObservations” dropbox on D2L.