Evolution 7

The presentations in class really demonstrated what we talked about at the beginning of the class, that science is all about perspectives. All of us were given the same assignment and the same basic resources and themes but no two presentations were alike, we all had different opinions and ideas about the stuff that we had looked at. This is especially relevant to evolution because what one person sees as proof of evolution, like the likeness of species, another can see as proof of one creator. It was also neat to see stuff like that the supposed transition species for birds from dinosaurs existed at the same time as birds because it makes you think: what other theories will be disproved in the future? It may be that there's answers and proof to all of our questions, we just haven't found them yet.

Evolution 6

So this project has really helped me to further understand the different aspects of evolution since we actually have to look stuff up to put it in. I had no idea about homologous structures and that because the bone structure and stuff's sorta the same they say we're related to cats.. weird. I think vestigials are sort of nifty :) because like I think it's interesting anyways how your hair can change from summer to winter and we can see that ourselves. Like in winter I don't know I think the hair on your arms seems to get like thicker? I don't really know but it's interesting to think about :)

Evolution:5

The archaeopteryx was interesting and really got me thinking about transitional species, it makes more sense now. So like, I'd always thought that like on the family tree thing that Humans and Chimps were on the same branch thing..but I guess not. And like, i don't know, I've always thought of evolution like that as one continuous line of stuff that evolves when really it's not; there's a lot of different branches. If evolution is in fact true, which I'm still not sure about, then it's interesting to wonder theoretically what humans would evolve to next. It makes me think of X-men, where there's a mutant strain of DNA which gives them all like super powers and stuff. What I want to know, is do evolutionists believe that stuff like that could actually happen in the future?

Evolution: 4

The activity with the dots really made me understand natural selection better because it was visual. It helped to differentiate natural selection and evolution. It also helped to show that other factors such as environment and location also play a huge role in extinction of species. It would have been neat to somehow have the things that were being hunted as something other than dots..but I'm not sure what, just because it would make the information seem more relatable.

Numero 3

So the burgess shale really made me think because I mean it was found not that long ago and it was a big deal! The guy that found it found it by accident in a place where people go by all the time, so who knows how many other sites there are that are like that which we just haven't found yet! The burgess shale changed how we looked at stuff because it uncovered so many new and complex species, so maybe in the next couple of years they'll find something that will upturn everything we think we know! It just really opens up the possibilities :)

Evolution: input 2

Alright so, I always forget about how things haven't always been like they are now. I mean, I know that obviously but it's hard to remember in everyday life: "oh, the dinosaurs used to walk here." This project really helped that click for me, because there have been SO many different species and things that aren't here any longer. It just makes you stop and think, we could have a mass extinction..and maybe in the future some creatures will look back and say "I wonder what caused the mass extinction of humans." It's a weird thought but it helps to keep things in perspective. I didn't know anything about evolution really, I knew creationism vs evolution but that's about it. I had no idea about micro-evolution, well I did but I didn't know that it was considered evolution. Evolution is a much bigger picture than I always thought it was and I'm interested to find out more.

Week 1

Evolution is when one species changes, or evolves, ino something different. It's believed for example that humans evolved from monkeys. I'm not sure how I feel about evolution, I think as of right now that I don't believe in it but I realize that I don't know enough about it to really have an opinion. I would like to know what some OTHER evolution ideas are, besides dinosaurs into birds and monkeys into humans.