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By: Resources about Evolution « Great Ideas in Teaching

Resources about Evolution « Great Ideas in Teaching — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:50:32 +0000

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By: Sheila

Sheila — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:36:42 +0000

Well, Becky, I want you to know that it was a D for Darwin day today. I went to the library while the kids were at gym drills, and got out a whack’o'books from your list, then we went home and read a number of them AND did a couple of the activities from the 21 Activities (Lawson) book. Ooh, I like that book. I was glad to see the inside of it, actually, because every time I order it off Amazon.ca it mysteriously goes AWOL.

Now off to prepare some Valentine’s thrills…

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:26:05 +0000

Thanks, Steve. And aack. I had a RD section on the list, in that category, or at least they were when I started this. They appear to be in the disappeared category. Oy. Off to see if I have to type everything up or if they’re somewhere around…

By: steve j

steve j — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:49:32 +0000

A great list, thanks. I’d suggest adding Richard Dawkins, the British biologist and author of several excellent books about evolution (I see that he wrote the forward to one of the books mentioned above). He does a fantastic job of using metaphor and simple, linear argument to explain what evolution is and how it works. A few Titles: ‘Climbing Mount Improbable’, ‘River Out of Eden’, ‘The Blind Watchmaker’. The last is a deconstruction of Intelligent Design. He’d fall into the Older Children and Adults category.

By: Mary Lee

Mary Lee — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:12:01 +0000

I’m going to have to come back and browse this summer when I have more time. I think I see a personal “unit of study” coming on! Thanks for pulling this amazing collection together!

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:00:09 +0000

Thanks, everyone, glad it’s a help. I needed a place to put everything I’ve been collecting, and the stuff has been coming fast and furious lately.

Chris, you lucky stiff. I don’t know if we’ll make it to Toronto by August, but maybe London next year. One can hope! I am thinking I’d like to get to QC for the Louvre treasures by October, which might be more of a possibility.

Colleen, so glad to hear your six-year-old really enjoyed and appreciated the book. We’re still waiting for the Beetle to make it to our local library system, so I’m happy to hear it’s worth the wait.

By: Chris in PEI

Chris in PEI — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:26:11 +0000

Incredible list, Becky! Thank you. I was lucky enough to see the Darwin exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago in July. It was beautiful, so informative, quiet, contemplative. I am glad it is in Toronto — worth planning a trip around it!

By: Colleen

Colleen — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:48:57 +0000

This is amazing! My son and I just read “Voyage of the Beetle” and heartily recommend it – he is six and completely understood what the book was about and really enjoyed the mystery aspect. We are reading Peter Sis right now and will move on down the list of your recommended books and sites.

This was just exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for such an excellent job!!!

By: Liz B

Liz B — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:01:36 +0000

Just chiming in with my “oh wow” in terms of what a great list of resources and information.

By: Old Curmudgeon

Old Curmudgeon — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:16:54 +0000

Neither does Abe Lincoln, though his beard was shorter.