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The Charles Darwin Trust uses the intellectual and cultural heritage of Darwin, through his approach to science and his work at Down House and in the immediate countryside, to inspire a deeper understanding of the natural world. Darwin Inspired materials promote enquiry-based learning. Students are challenged to...
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Darwin Presentation
Produced by ARKive this presentation introduces Charles Darwin as a naturalist. It tells the story of his life, describes how he was influenced and encouraged by the learning of his friends and contemporaries; and describes the voyage of the Beagle from 1831-36. The presentation illustrates Darwin's skills of...
Darwin Today Discussion Topics
A range of materials from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) that explores variation, natural selection, evolution and human impacts on the environment. The materials are suitable for teachers who want to gain a greater understanding of...
Darwin Today Factsheets *suitable for home teaching*
Marking the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and 150 years since the publication of On the Origin of Spieces, these five factsheets from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) illustrate the continuing importance of the theory of evolution...
Darwin's Digital Children
This Catalyst article is about using computer models which use natural selection to evolve new products. Computers can be used to simulate evolution showing how some species die out and how others evolve and thrive. Products used by humans in everyday activities also evolve and this article describes how their...
If you have ever looked at a dog waiting to go for a walk and thought there was something age-old and almost human about his sad expression, you're not alone; Charles Darwin did exactly the same. But Darwin didn't...
Darwin's Finches
Produced by ARKive in this resource students observe images of different species of finches from the Galapagos Islands. The activity supports students in producing a simple key.
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Five years after returning from his trip around the world on HMS Beagle , the young Charles Darwin became the owner of Down House in Kent, where he moved his growing family far away from the turmoil and distractions...
Charles Darwin's visit to the Galapagos lasted just five weeks, and on his return he never left Britain again. This book explores the domestic Darwin, tracing the great naturalist's journey across Britain: a voyage not of the body, but of the mind.