Date Posted:08:33:24 01/26/00 Wed Author: Sarah Subject: Re: More interested in Darwin or the Galapagos? In reply to:
Chris
's message, "More interested in Darwin or the Galapagos?" on 07:35:34 01/26/00 Wed
Jan Deer would be a good resource on this topic. She shows her 7th graders lots and lots of films about the Galapagos. (You haven't seen anything until you've seen a room full of 12 year old boys watching a film focusing on BOOBY birds...) Even given the recent Kansas BOE attack on teaching science, mom continues to spend a great deal of time on Darwin. Go mom.
> I figured I'd start several threads of conversation.
> I knew little about Darwin besides his status as enemy
> of the church and I knew even less about the
> Galapagos. I think that this novel is providing me
> with a general education on the subject as well as
> sparking future interest.
