Today is the celebration of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday. While there are many articles discussing his contribution to science, this page discusses an experiment to teach young kids the concepts of natural selection. The experiment is conducted using "Teddy Grahams" cookies, and also seems like a good excuse to eat some cookies.
Pictured is Google's image to celebrate Darwin's birthday.
For further reading, here's the NY Times article. It reminds me how revolutionary Darwin's observations and writings were. They occurred before Mendel's genetic experiments, the discovery of DNA, and genome mapping. All of this from the observations of a 22 year old naturalist on board the ship called the Beagle.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Happy 200th Birthday Darwin: Natural Selection Experiment
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