Table Top Orientation to the Galapagos Islands and Finches
Author(s): Sam S Donovan1, John R Jungck2
1. University of Pittsburgh 2. Interdisciplinary Science Learning Center at the University of Delaware
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Summary:
The Galapagos Finches are one of the most widely recognized examples of evolutionary biology research. This paper and pencil activity provides access to a variety of data resources that can be used to think about the patterns and causal…
Contents:
Archipelago Map - Blank.jpg(JPG | 92 KB)
Activity Overview.docx(DOCX | 8 KB)- Archipelago Map - Labeled.jpg(JPG | 151 KB)
cruz_vegetation.gif(GIF | 47 KB)- Finch Status on Islands.jpg(JPG | 185 KB)
- Island Summary Table.jpg(JPG | 166 KB)
- Summary Table of Ecological Data.jpg(JPG | 180 KB)
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Description
This activity is designed to help students get oriented to the Galapagos archipelago, some features of the islands, and the distribution of finches across those islands. It is an introductory exercise in the sense that students are asked to work in groups to “make sense of” the data provided.
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- Donovan, S. S., Jungck, J. R. (2022). Table Top Orientation to the Galapagos Islands and Finches. Beagle Investigations Return with Darwinian Data, QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/RSER-7T81