Welcome Aboard the HMS Beagle!
An illustration of the HMS Beagle
It is December 27, 1831, your team has joined Charles Darwin to set sail aboard the H.M.S. Beagle and spend the next five years aboard the ship observing and collecting organisms from around the world.
You have just boarded the Beagle and your most valuable possession is your journal. This is how your team will document your observations, ideas and memories. Remember this is the year 1831, so make your journal as authentic as you would like. A map has been provided so that you can plot your journey and document the location of each destination that Darwin visited. Be sure to keep your map in your journal.
As you reach each destination, Charles Darwin will introduce you to each of the key components that support his theory of Natural Selection. He believes that natural selection is the process by which organisms that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted organisms. You are to use your journal to reflect on what you observe, answer specific questions, and share your own questions and theories.
You have just boarded the Beagle and your most valuable possession is your journal. This is how your team will document your observations, ideas and memories. Remember this is the year 1831, so make your journal as authentic as you would like. A map has been provided so that you can plot your journey and document the location of each destination that Darwin visited. Be sure to keep your map in your journal.
As you reach each destination, Charles Darwin will introduce you to each of the key components that support his theory of Natural Selection. He believes that natural selection is the process by which organisms that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted organisms. You are to use your journal to reflect on what you observe, answer specific questions, and share your own questions and theories.
Upon your return, you will demonstrate to the MIO your new found knowledge of Darwin's theory of evolution by justifying how organisms can evolve over time.