Guide your students through our Darwin to DNA exhibition with provided museum education resources to investigate the roles of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in independently discovering the theory of evolution through natural selection.
Students consider a number of controversial issues: Who owns the genome? Should chimpanzees be classified as part of the genus Homo? Can DNA from fossils be used to clone long-extinct organisms? Are humans still evolving? Mechanisms of evolution, including genetic drift and divergent and convergent evolution, are also explored.
An education kit, Darwin to DNA, will be posted on booking and includes background information, pre and post visit activities and a resource list.
Available Terms 1-4, Monday-Friday.
Cost: booking fee.