Panel 1 (Geographical Features, Climate, Vegetation)
· Group of islands near Ecuador
· Humboldt current, cold water from Atlantic June-Nov.
· Panama current causes algae
· Black sand
· Lava rocks
· Dry scrubby forests
· Misty mountains
· Volcanoes
Panel 2 (History, Historical Sites, Type of Government)
· 1835 Darwin observed 13 finch species
· Whalers and pirates hunted giant tortoises; nearly all extinct
· 1959 Ecuador national park, marine reserve
· Last Pinta giant tortoise lives in Charles Darwin Research Center
· Charles Darwin Foundation research/protect wildlife
Panel 3 (native people, native animals)
· Most islands have no humans
· Animals very friendly
· Diverse wildlife: (flightless birds) cormorants, penguins, black marine iguanas, sea lions, sea turtles, crabs, orcas, octopus
For homework, you will write the rough draft with subheadings and the works cited page. For your subheadings, you may either use the category names (i.e. Geographical Features, Climate, and Vegetation), or write a creative title (i.e. The Wild Islands).Here is an example of my Panel 1 rough draft.
The Wild Islands
The chain of islands near Ecuador are called the Galapagos Islands. If you visit between June and November, you will experience the cold Humboldt currect on the black sand beaches. However, in November the warm Panama current flows from the north which transorms the seas into an algae feast for fish and sea animals. Because the climate changes, one island may have dry and scrubby forests, and the another island may have misty mountains. Many islands have lava rocks to climb and some still have active volcanoes.
