Evolution: Online Course for Teachers: Session 2- Explore Part B

	SESSION 2

	Engage

	Explore

	Part A:	Lamarck,Wallace, and Darwin

	Part B:	History of Evolutionary Thought

	Explain

	Elaborate

	Evaluate


	Resources

	Facilitator Notes

SESSION 2: How Does Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Illustrate the Process of Science?

Explore Part B: History of Evolutionary Thought

You can research a more complete history of evolutionary thought in the Evolution Revolution Web activity.

Continue your research at these Web sites: A History of Evolutionary Thought (UCMP) and Early Theories of Evolution (Palomar College).

Once you have gathered information on the history of evolutionary thinking, consider these questions:


	•	What did the ancient Greeks think about the origins of plants and animals?

	•	What are the major themes in the development of evolutionary thought?

	•	How did Charles Lyell's work influence Darwin's thinking?

Create your own timeline of evolutionary thought from the ancient Greeks to the present.



		You may want to assign your students Student Online Lesson 2: Activity Two-Evolution's Role in History.


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