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Adventures in Evolution: A Fun Exploration in Science

Class
In this 8-week course, we will explore a basic introduction to evolution and its concepts
George Elerick
103 total reviews for this teacher
1 review for this class
Completed by 11 learners
9-14
year old learners
4th-7th
US Grade Level
4-12
learners per class

$150

Charged upfront
$19 per class
Meets 1x per week
Over 8 weeks
55 minutes per class

Available times

Pacific
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Description

Class Experience

Students will learn the basics of evolution. 
I am a teacher have taught in High School science internationally for over 15 years. I also hold a masters in evolutionary psychology and social psychology from the University of Staffordshire. 
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All content will be referenced from this sources: ----------- Darwin, C. 1859. On the Origin of Species. London: John Murray (always seek out the first edition, facsimile version, and avoid later editions). Dobzhansky, T. 1937. Genetics and the Origin of Species. New York: Columbia Univ. Press (there are several later editions, and the title changed in the last). Fisher, R. A. 1930. The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press (there is a later edition). Hennig, W. 1966. Phylogenetic Systematics. Urbana: Univ. Illinois Press (an English translation of a book published earlier in German). Mayr, E. 1942. Systematics and the Origin of Species. New York: Columbia Univ. Press (there is a later edition, with a different title). Schmalhausen, I. I. 1949. Factors of Evolution. Philadelphia: Blakiston (publication of this book, written in the early 1940's, was delayed because of war, and then the translation from Russian to English was also delayed; it has been reprinted by Univ. Chicago Press). Simpson, G. G. 1944. Tempo and Mode of Evolution. New York: Columbia Univ. Press (again, there is a later edition, with a different title).
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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55 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
All content will be age relevant. 
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Teacher

George Elerick
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Lives in the United States
Creative and Experienced Teacher and Professional Tutor
103 total reviews
175 completed classes

About Me

I am a creative, outgoing experienced teacher and professional tutor, and comedian. I have worked and lived in England, India, Iceland, and many other places in the world.

 I am a big-believer In making education fun and also working to each... 
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