GLOBAL EVOLUTION STUDIES
The National Academy
of Science says that it is the role of science is to provide plausible natural
explanations of natural phenomena.
The Natural History of Planet Earth is the product of nearly five billion years of global evolutionary processes that followed the first nine billion years of cosmic evolution. Complexity grows when energy flows in natural systems because simple building blocks evolve into complex materials and processes. The structure and evolution of the OASES (oceans, atmosphere, solid Earth, and Sun) and the biosphere (molecules, cells, organisms, and ecosystems) depend on interactions of energy and matter. The origin, evolution, diversity, abundance, and distribution of life are emergent properties of increasing environmental complexity.
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I am
developing indoor and outdoor science education programs for youth and for
the adults that influence them by applying Dr. Sam Ham’s principles of
thematic interpretation to the greatest story rarely told: the remarkable
four billion year sequence of globally important physical and biological
events and processes that preceded the Cambrian Explosion. My goal is to
secure an endowment for an organization to
develop and maintain a global evolution website
and related educational resources. Students, volunteers, educators, and other
professionals can help by participating in and evaluating the intellectual
merit and potential audience impact of the following projects: |
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1. Develop a
global evolution website that features a five billion year timeline of the
natural history of planet Earth. 2.
Develop global
models and a database of system properties and processes for the OASES and
the biosphere. 3. Develop
exhibits, indoor and outdoor informal science education programs, and
academic courses. 4. Organize global evolution study groups to develop the global evolution timeline, database, and models. |
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go to natural
science projects, natural history programs,
globalevolution2008, or rfield home page