Why Charlie Darwin Matters More than Ever: Introducing Students to Evolution and the Nature of Science

Authors

Brian EllisFollow
Anne H. WeaverFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In celebration of Charles Darwin's 200 Birthday and the 150 anniversary of the publication of his seminal work, On the Origin of Species, this is the first in a series of articles that highlight Darwin's relevance for teachers today and provide lesson plans to bring his work into your classroom. We begin with an introduction to Charles Darwin's life and work through storytelling, a first person monologue as a way to introduce students to several key concepts including the nature of science and a basic understanding of what lead Darwin to the concept of evolution.

Publication Date

Winter 2009

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

36

Issue

1

First Page

4

Last Page

10

Copyright

© Copyright 2009 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Ellis, Brian and Weaver, Anne H. (2009) "Why Charlie Darwin Matters More than Ever: Introducing Students to Evolution and the Nature of Science," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 36: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol36/iss1/3