Useful resources about Charles Darwin

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Educational resources on the Internet about Charles Darwin

Museum Victoria – Darwin to DNA

Visit the site: museumvictoria.com.au/MelbourneMuseum/Education/Education-Programs/Darwin-to-DNA

This education kit contains resources for students in years 9 and 10 focussing on evolution, and VCE students studying biology. The study of the history of life and the genetic mechanisms that bring about the process of evolution has curriculum links to Science Knowledge and Understanding and the evaluation of “Big Ideas” in Thinking Processes.

The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online

Visit the site: darwin-online.org.uk/biography.html

Publications, Darwin’s life in pictures, obituaries, recollections of Darwin, timeline, online copy of Darwin’s personal journal, his autobiography, and his letters.

Charles Darwin Works

Visit the site: charles-darwin.classic-literature.co.uk

The complete works of Charles Darwin in easy to read HTML format.

American Museum of Natural History - Darwin: A Life's Work

Visit the site: www.amnh.org/exhibitions/darwin/work/murder.php

A site highlighting the work and life of Charles Darwin; how he came up with his theories, his family life, etc.

AboutDarwin.com

Visit the site: www.aboutdarwin.com/links/links_070.html

A site dedicated to the life and times of Charles Darwin; detailing voyages, including details of Beagle voyages, people of note, maps, etc.

The complete online version of The Origin of Species

Visit the site: www.infidels.org/library/historical/charles_darwin/origin_of_species

Chapter by chapter downloads available.

London Natural History Museum – Teachers' Resource

Visit the site: www.nhm.ac.uk/education/teachers-resource

Search for Darwin and find over 20 teaching resources relating to Charles Darwin’s life and work.

Australian Skeptics - Charles Darwin teaching resources

Visit the site: www.skeptics.com.au/resources/resources.htm

Crosswords, cryptograms and word searches about Charles Darwin.

Science Heroes – Charles Darwin

Visit the site: www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=charlesDarwin

This site has resources for teachers regarding heroes of science and other subjects.

The TalkOrigins Archive

Visit the site: www.talkorigins.org

A Usenet newsgroup devoted to the discussion and debate of biological and physical origins. Most discussions in the newsgroup centre on the creation/evolution controversy, but other topics include the origin of life, geology, biology, catastrophism, cosmology and theology.

Evolution – A Web Companion

Visit the site: www.lifeevolving.org

This Companion is a resource for teachers, students, parents and others who are seeking more information and insight regarding the ongoing evolution of the living world.

Darwin Day Celebration

Visit the site: www.darwinday.org

A site devoted to Charles Darwin and Darwin Day, which is an international celebration of science and humanity held on or around February 12, the day that Charles Darwin was born in 1809. Specifically, it celebrates the discoveries and life of Charles Darwin.

The Friends of Charles Darwin

Visit the site: darwin.gruts.com

Forums and discussion pages regarding Charles Darwin.

The HMS Beagle Project

Visit the site: www.thebeagleproject.com

A site about the reconstruction of the Beagle.

Darwin Correspondence Project

Visit the site: www.darwinproject.ac.uk

A site documenting all of the correspondence Charles Darwin made in his lifetime.

Getting to know Charles Darwin

Visit the site: www.brunette.brucity.be/PEGASE/DARWIN/endarwin.htm

Information about the man and his voyages.

HumanNature.com

Visit the site: human-nature.com/darwin

A site dedicated to publications regarding Darwin, Darwinism and sociobiology.

Literature.org - The Voyage of the Beagle

Visit the site: www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/the-voyage-of-the-beagle

The complete text online.

Darwin’s Web Ring

Visit the site: www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/1366/webring.html

Online discussions and resources about Charles Darwin.

Charles Darwin – An article about his life

Visit the site: www.strangescience.net/darwin.htm

All About Science – Darwin’s Theory of Evolution

visit the site: www.darwins-theory-of-evolution.com

A site about Darwin’s theory and how he came up with it.

Charles Darwin and the Galapagos

Visit the site: www.terindell.com/asylum/jason/darwin.html

A site detailing the voyage Charles Darwin took to the Galapagos Islands.

dropbears.com - Charles Darwin's Ship HMS Beagle Links

Visit the site: www.dropbears.com/l/links/beagle.htm

Links to sites that highlight the voyages of the Beagle and Charles Darwin.

The Darwin Legend

Visit the site: www.darwin-legend.org

Charles Darwin in Australia

Visit the site: library.nma.gov.au/libero/docs/Libopac/bibliographies_files/darwin.htm

Charles Robert Darwin visited Australia in 1836 as a naturalist on the Beagle, and subsequently used Australian material in developing his ideas about evolution. This bibliography combines a list of books and articles which concentrate on these links with Australia with an attempt to create a comprehensive list of the many online resources about his work and ready access to his written works and correspondence.

A Short Biography of Charles Darwin

Visit the site: www.skeptics.com.au/resources/darwinbio.pdf

Articles about Evolution

Visit the site: www.braintrotter.com/braintrotter.php?section=evolution&chapter=intro

A site dedicated to publishing essays on evolution in celebration of the Darwin Anniversaries.

The Second Evolution

Visit the site: www.thesecondevolution.com

A site dedicated to Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace.

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