Lesson Thirteen: Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin

Lesson: Charles Darwin was a naturalist and biologist best known for his theory of evolution and the process of natural selection. For years he observed different animals in their natural habitat. He thinks that the more adaptable and evolving a species can be, the more they thrive. The species that can't adapt and change, die off. So evolution is any change in the heritable traits within a population across generations. 

Darwin did studies of bird beaks and plumage. He also did a study of earthworms and their effect on their environments. 

Experiments:

Bird Beaks: We tested different tools that represented bird beaks. We used these tools to pick up different kinds of bird food to see what beaks worked best for particular foods.

Caterpillars! We are watching the amazing transformation of caterpillars to Painted Lady Butterflies. They should make their transformation soon!

Bug Collection and balancing butterflies: We looked at a bug collection and learned how to make a
balancing butterfly.

Earthworms!! This had to be one of our best activities yet. We played with, examined, and observed earthworms!