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Did Charles Darwin come up with the theory of evolution on this voyage?

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What did Darwin learn from the Galapagos finches?

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What was Charles Darwin's job on his voyage?

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Origins of Teaching

From a biological viewpoint, humans tend or want to project themselves to the future through their children; it is an inner driving force, and they feel rewarded when their children succeed in life and, in turn, keep the same trend.

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Using chalk in school classrooms, with lessons often presented on chalkboards or blackboards using sticks of chalk, proved to be cheap and easy. Chalk did not become a standard in schoolrooms until the 19th century, when class sizes began to increase and teachers needed a convenient way of conveying information to many students at one time.

What was Darwin's job?

It was Darwin's job to study the local flora and fauna, collecting samples and making observations he could take back to Europe with him of such a diverse and tropical location. The crew made it to South America in a few short months, after a brief stop in the Canary Islands.

What was Charles Darwin's voyage?

The ship sailed from England in late December of 1831 with Charles Darwin aboard as the crew's naturalist. The voyage was to take the ship around South America with many stops along the way.

Where did Charles Darwin spend most of his time?

Darwin spent most of his time on land collecting data. They stayed for more than three years on the continent of South America before venturing on to other locations. The next celebrated stop for the HMS Beagle was the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador .

Who is Heather Scoville?

Charles Darwin's Finches. Heather Scoville is a former medical researcher and current high school science teacher who writes science curriculum for online science courses. Charles Darwin is known as the father of evolution. When he was a young man, Darwin set out on a voyage on the HMS Beagle.

Where did the HMS Beagle sail?

The HMS Beagle continued to sail on to as far away lands as New Zealand before returning to England in 1836. It was back in Europe when he enlisted in the help of John Gould, a celebrated ornithologist in England. Gould was surprised to see the differences in the beaks of the birds and identified the 14 different specimens as actual different species - 12 of which were brand new species. He had not seen these species anywhere else before and concluded they were unique to the Galapagos Islands. The other, similar, birds Darwin had brought back from the South American mainland were much more common but different than the new Galapagos species.

Did Charles Darwin come up with the theory of evolution?

Charles Darwin did not come up with the Theory of Evolution on this voyage. As a matter of fact, his grandfather Erasmus Darwin had already instilled the idea that species change through time in Charles. However, the Galapagos finches helped Darwin solidify his idea of natural selection.

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Origins of Teaching

  • From a biological viewpoint, humans tend or want to project themselves to the future through their children; it is an inner driving force, and they feel rewarded when their children succeed in life and, in turn, keep the same trend. In a similar fashion, although not all men and women feel the same drive, many tend or want to project or propel them...
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A Couple of Easy and Inexpensive Teaching Tools

  • Using chalk in school classrooms, with lessons often presented on chalkboards or blackboards using sticks of chalk, proved to be cheap and easy. Chalk did not become a standard in schoolrooms until the 19th century, when class sizes began to increase and teachers needed a convenient way of conveying information to many students at one time. Not only did instructors …
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Final Comments… Musings Perhaps

  • The visual channel remains the best road to reach the cognitive brain areas, making images the essential starting elements. We seem to know better when we can see what we are talking about, and this is why medical imaging has advanced so much. Security cameras have multiplied in urban areas, constantly capturing glimpses of suspects or catching a culprit with his hands in th…
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References

  1. R. F. Ewer, “The ‘instinct to teach,’” Nature, vol. 222, no. 5194, p. 698, May 1969.
  2. M. E. Valentinuzzi, K. Beneke, and G. E. González, “Ludwig: The teacher,” IEEE Pulse, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 64–71, 2012.
  3. M. E. Valentinuzzi and G. Pallotti, “Leonardo: The bioengineer,”IEEE Pulse, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 58–60, 2013.
  1. R. F. Ewer, “The ‘instinct to teach,’” Nature, vol. 222, no. 5194, p. 698, May 1969.
  2. M. E. Valentinuzzi, K. Beneke, and G. E. González, “Ludwig: The teacher,” IEEE Pulse, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 64–71, 2012.
  3. M. E. Valentinuzzi and G. Pallotti, “Leonardo: The bioengineer,”IEEE Pulse, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 58–60, 2013.
  4. M. E. Valentinuzzi and A. J. Kohen, “James Clerk Maxwell, Kirchoff’s laws, and their implications on modeling physiology,” IEEE Pulse, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 40–46, 2013.