Short Ears Big Feet White Fur Arctic Hare (Lepus arcticus) Ringer: For 3 minutes, on a half sheet of scratch paper, make as many observations as you can about the organism in the pictures below.

Theme: Change on Earth Over Time

Joke of the Day:

What Does Evolution Mean? Change on Earth Over Time

Joke of the Day: Evolution of Dance

Charles Darwin: A Brief History… English Naturalist. What is a Naturalist? It is one who scientifically researches plants or animals, leaning more towards the observational than experimental methods of study.scientifically researchplantsanimalsobservationalexperimental Departed England Dec 27, 1831 on a 5 year voyage on the HMS beagle. Collected 5000 plant and animal specimens. Wrote 1500 pages of notes. Made many observations in the Galapagos that led to his Theory of Evolution.

The Voyage of the H.M.S Beagle and Charles Darwin

Darwin’s Observations: Patterns of Diversity: Plants and animals seemed remarkably well suited to the environment that they lived in. Tortoises: Shell shape matches the food source on the island that they inhabit. Finches: Beak shape matches food source Living Organisms and Fossils: Some fossils resemble living things currently on the island, other fossils resemble nothing on the island.

Pinta Island Intermediate shell Pinta Isabela Island Dome-shaped shell Hood Island Saddle-backed shell Hood Floreana Santa Fe Santa Cruz James Marchena Fernandina Isabela Tower Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos Islands

Darwin’s Finches

In 1859, Darwin published his book: “The Origin of Species” In his book, he proposed a Mechanism for Evolution called Natural Selection.

Galapagos Movie Follow along and answer the questions on the worksheet.