COMPARATIVE Anaytomy
Introduction:
Purpose- This was the second unit of our sophomore year, we covered anatomy of animals through dissection and then evaluated there evolution through this process. The purpose of this project was to not only study evolution through literature but through dissections and labs. not only was this unit was evolution based but we also Incorporated ecology of organisms through text book readings and the dissections.
What I did- During this unit my partners Ethan, Matt, and Beau and i shared the work load by participating in every activity that was happening in class. although we shared the work load on dissections there are somethings that we each took the lead on. I was in charge of the paragraphs we had to write about information that we acquired in the text book.
Purpose- This was the second unit of our sophomore year, we covered anatomy of animals through dissection and then evaluated there evolution through this process. The purpose of this project was to not only study evolution through literature but through dissections and labs. not only was this unit was evolution based but we also Incorporated ecology of organisms through text book readings and the dissections.
What I did- During this unit my partners Ethan, Matt, and Beau and i shared the work load by participating in every activity that was happening in class. although we shared the work load on dissections there are somethings that we each took the lead on. I was in charge of the paragraphs we had to write about information that we acquired in the text book.
Book Club: Annabel Milliner, Parker Spencer, Ely Rossman, and Donnie Benitez
(Part 1+2)
1. Book and Author: Undeniable by Bill Nye
2. Viewpoint
Evolution is part of our life and it shapes who we are
How the earth’s organisms evolved and change
Advancement of evolution education for kids and adult
How adults and kids should have more education about science throughout life
3. Main Ideas
Creationism is unreasonable because of not enough evidence
Death is a part of evolution through changes the gene pool
Evolution through natural selection is what led to the biodiversity of Earth
All organisms have a common ancestor since we all came from one organism
4. Interesting facts
Some schools don’t believe in teaching evolution
There are bacteria up to 3.5 billion years old
Inherently, everything we do is to attract potential mates
Natural selection isn’t the only process of evolution
5. Unknown Vocab
Altruism, Bifurcation
Analogous, Dystopian
Gradation, Declension,
Detritus, Stereoscopic
6. Things We Don’t Understand
We understood almost all of it except for above (N/A)
7. Favorite Things We Have Learned So Far
Everything relates back to evolution and it affects your everyday life
That Bill Nye’s career started off examining a bee’s wings
In the Amazon Rainforest, there are over 40,000 species of insects
How religion based creation works and is compared to the what Nye thinks about it
“Undeniable”: A Journey Through Evolution, Creationism, and Education
If you are like many people, you may have an internal quarrel over whether or not Creationism or Evolution led to how modern humans came about on Earth. If you have been living your life under the constant influence of religion and religious ceremonies, or have a background in religious education, it may be very hard to accept Evolution or other scientific creation principles. Maybe Evolution seems like it is not completely science because it has not been completely proved (though, there is a lot of evidence pointing to its exactitude). In his book, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, William Sanford Nye battles the foundations of Creationism and disproves many Creationist arguments. Nye creates a strong justification for Evolution, and shows how Creationism just cannot be right. Nye also explains the importance of the education of evolution in both adults and children.
Bill Nye the Science Guy as he is commonly known by, but where did this popular scientist come from? William Sanford Nye’s journey started on November 27, 1955 in Washington D.C., where he was born. At a young age of 7 he started showing his brilliance in the area of science, by observing the small wings on a bumblebee that keep the large body afloat. He was inadvertently observing one of the mysteries of evolution. He later read that these bee’s wings were not proportionate to their bodies and they shouldn’t be able to fly.
During his childhood he worked hard through school getting a bachelor's degree from Cornell in science; mechanical engineering specifically. He started his journey into the world of science by exploring many different areas of science, but he ended up finding interest in space and evolution. He wrote this book about evolution through and to challenge creationism. Ken Ham challenged him to a debate about creationism versus evolution. Nye was pro-evolution and Ham was pro-creationism. This led Nye to research and talk about how evolution and creationism relate, differ, and how they are influenced through different types of education. Finally, Nye ended up writing his book which he aptly titled Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, which expresses all of these ideas.
Although he based this book on evolution of organisms here on Earth, Bill Nye also has strong opinions about religion. Throughout the book he takes an indepth look at the battle over evolution and creationism and covers why creationism is not a logical theory. He bases his argument on how creationism can have strong arguments to back up their theories but they have no evidence to base their argument on. He uses the example of Noah's Ark from the creationist biblical text. The Ark is loaded with two of each species from around the world. There are two reasons he explains why this won't work. At the time, they did not have the technology to build the size of the boat that would be needed. Even if they could build a boat it would be impossible to get every species on the planet to board that boat. Nye provides a well constructed argument that is suitable for any curious scientist that wants an in depth look into evolution versus creationism.
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, by Nye challenges many arguments concerning creationism and he tries to prove it wrong. He creates a strong opinion about education and how there should be more of it at all ages. He was very knowledgable, and discussed many of his opinions in a lot of different ways and subjects. We all felt very informed and this literary selection made us all feel very open-minded about how the world began and how we came here.
(Part 1+2)
1. Book and Author: Undeniable by Bill Nye
2. Viewpoint
Evolution is part of our life and it shapes who we are
How the earth’s organisms evolved and change
Advancement of evolution education for kids and adult
How adults and kids should have more education about science throughout life
3. Main Ideas
Creationism is unreasonable because of not enough evidence
Death is a part of evolution through changes the gene pool
Evolution through natural selection is what led to the biodiversity of Earth
All organisms have a common ancestor since we all came from one organism
4. Interesting facts
Some schools don’t believe in teaching evolution
There are bacteria up to 3.5 billion years old
Inherently, everything we do is to attract potential mates
Natural selection isn’t the only process of evolution
5. Unknown Vocab
Altruism, Bifurcation
Analogous, Dystopian
Gradation, Declension,
Detritus, Stereoscopic
6. Things We Don’t Understand
We understood almost all of it except for above (N/A)
7. Favorite Things We Have Learned So Far
Everything relates back to evolution and it affects your everyday life
That Bill Nye’s career started off examining a bee’s wings
In the Amazon Rainforest, there are over 40,000 species of insects
How religion based creation works and is compared to the what Nye thinks about it
“Undeniable”: A Journey Through Evolution, Creationism, and Education
If you are like many people, you may have an internal quarrel over whether or not Creationism or Evolution led to how modern humans came about on Earth. If you have been living your life under the constant influence of religion and religious ceremonies, or have a background in religious education, it may be very hard to accept Evolution or other scientific creation principles. Maybe Evolution seems like it is not completely science because it has not been completely proved (though, there is a lot of evidence pointing to its exactitude). In his book, Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, William Sanford Nye battles the foundations of Creationism and disproves many Creationist arguments. Nye creates a strong justification for Evolution, and shows how Creationism just cannot be right. Nye also explains the importance of the education of evolution in both adults and children.
Bill Nye the Science Guy as he is commonly known by, but where did this popular scientist come from? William Sanford Nye’s journey started on November 27, 1955 in Washington D.C., where he was born. At a young age of 7 he started showing his brilliance in the area of science, by observing the small wings on a bumblebee that keep the large body afloat. He was inadvertently observing one of the mysteries of evolution. He later read that these bee’s wings were not proportionate to their bodies and they shouldn’t be able to fly.
During his childhood he worked hard through school getting a bachelor's degree from Cornell in science; mechanical engineering specifically. He started his journey into the world of science by exploring many different areas of science, but he ended up finding interest in space and evolution. He wrote this book about evolution through and to challenge creationism. Ken Ham challenged him to a debate about creationism versus evolution. Nye was pro-evolution and Ham was pro-creationism. This led Nye to research and talk about how evolution and creationism relate, differ, and how they are influenced through different types of education. Finally, Nye ended up writing his book which he aptly titled Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, which expresses all of these ideas.
Although he based this book on evolution of organisms here on Earth, Bill Nye also has strong opinions about religion. Throughout the book he takes an indepth look at the battle over evolution and creationism and covers why creationism is not a logical theory. He bases his argument on how creationism can have strong arguments to back up their theories but they have no evidence to base their argument on. He uses the example of Noah's Ark from the creationist biblical text. The Ark is loaded with two of each species from around the world. There are two reasons he explains why this won't work. At the time, they did not have the technology to build the size of the boat that would be needed. Even if they could build a boat it would be impossible to get every species on the planet to board that boat. Nye provides a well constructed argument that is suitable for any curious scientist that wants an in depth look into evolution versus creationism.
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, by Nye challenges many arguments concerning creationism and he tries to prove it wrong. He creates a strong opinion about education and how there should be more of it at all ages. He was very knowledgable, and discussed many of his opinions in a lot of different ways and subjects. We all felt very informed and this literary selection made us all feel very open-minded about how the world began and how we came here.
Socratic Seminar Evolution vs. Creation: Not present
Reflection: Although this first unit has been long it was filled with many fun hands-on projects. As i said above my group was composed of four people myself, Ethan, Matt and Beau. we all chipped in equally to research and record all the information about the organisms. Two things that I thought I did well during this assignment was taking leadership of projects and write ups. Two things that I could work on for the next assignment is helping with the dissection type projects and participating more during collaboration exercises.