PPT-Galápagos

Claire Hudson Charlie Donald Alex Perry Erica Martin Anna Whitford Introduction Located in Pacific Ocean 1000km W of Ecuador coast Cover area of 7880km2 10x less than Scotland 21 islands. Be onboard the most elegant (and only 3 mast barquentine) sailing vessel of the islands.Travel with the pioneers of the Galapagos cruise industry (over 30 years experience).Enjoy unique onboard activities like: sailing lessons, nautical knots contest, navigation by the stars and cooking classes. By . Raea. Gragg, August . 2014. The following artwork is from my journal in ink and water color, sketched on location in the Galapagos. The Sally Lightfoot crab painting is in oil on canvas and was completed after we returned home. . National Geographic Endeavor . October 17-26 2014. . By Grayson Rigby. Introduction. My name is Grayson Rigby and I am eight years old. I live in Ponte . Vedra. Beach, Florida and I am in the third grade. I am going to share with you about my first expedition to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador on the National Geographic Endeavor. The Galapagos Islands was my favorite trip yet, because of all of the amazing and neat animals that I saw like sea lions, land iguanas, marine iguanas, birds, fish, sea turtles and tortoises.. SPRING BREAK 2015. Ecuador: Charting the Galapagos. Ms. . Drawdy. is planning a student tour to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands in South America during Spring Break of 2015 with Mrs. Morrow.. You don’t have to be a Spanish student to go…everyone is welcome!. ?. How are the different types . adapted to their environment?. How can we protect them?. Galapagos Giant Tortoises. It is likely that the 10 species of giant tortoise living on the Galapagos Islands all evolved from a common . A RESOURCE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1043470). GALAPAGOSCONSERVATION.ORG.UK. A RESOURCE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1043470). A RESOURCE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1043470). GALAPAGOSCONSERVATION.ORG.UK. © Simon Pierce. The Changing Face of Science: Meet the Grants. A RESOURCE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1043470). A RESOURCE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1043470). GALAPAGOSCONSERVATION.ORG.UK. When the Beagle left England in 1831 there were 74 men on board. On her return almost 5 years later there were 12 less. Some crew members left and unfortunately 5 died during the voyage from illness or accident. During the time in Galapagos there were approximately 65 crew on board.. GALAPAGOSCONSERVATION.ORG.UK. A little history about the Cormorant . Cormorants are a type of seabird that inhabit both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, from the pygmy cormorant of Australia, the cape cormorant of South Africa to the great cormorant we see on UK shores. . Industrial . Melanism. is a term used to describe the adaptation of a population in response to pollution. . One example of rapid industrial . melanism. occurred in populations of peppered moths in the area of Manchester, England from 1845 to 1890. The peppered moth is fairly common in England. It can be found in two forms – the dark form and the light form. . Background Info: Charles Darwin. Set sail on the HMS . Beagle. . 5 year trip around the world. Naturalist: a person who studies the natural world. He wanted to learn about the living things he saw on the voyage . He was the son of Robert . Waring. Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood. . Darwin (aged 9) with his sister Catherine. He had three other sisters: Marianne, Caroline and Susan;. as well as a . brother. named Erasmus.. species. of giant tortoise no one had seen for over 100 years!. Fernandina giant tortoises live on the small island of Fernandina. It’s part of the Galapagos . archipelago. . These are 19 islands in the Pacific Ocean which are famous for being the place where Charles Darwin developed his theory of . GALAPAGOSCONSERVATION.ORG.UK. A TASTE OF EVOLUTION. Darwin’s Questions. Welcome to ‘A Taste of Evolution’ day! Today you will discover some of the mysteries of the Galapagos Islands and explore the fascinating animals that live there..