Darwin

Charles Darwin Education Resources

in association with the British Council


ARKive's new education materials have been supported by the British Council's Darwin Now initiative, which looks at the impact of Darwin's ideas on contemporary biology, medicine and society. Through its international programme of activity, the British Council reaches out to new audiences, encouraging involvement and debate. Darwin Now particularly focuses on young people and provides an opportunity to explore ideas at the heart of evolutionary theory in an unprejudiced and open way.

ARKive has produced a selection of new and exciting Darwin education materials suitable for 11-16 year olds. Using Darwin's voyage on the Beagle and his theory of evolution by natural selection as the exploratory vehicles, the materials cover a range of subjects including variation, classification, natural selection and identification keys.

Included within the new package are: ARKive themed classroom presentations, a number and variety of classroom activities and links to additional ARKive internet multi-media resources.

The downloadable materials are supplied as a series of Powerpoint and PDF files, which can be used digitally or printed. Simply click on the desired file and download to your PC or Mac.

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KS3 (11-14 year olds)

KS3 Classroom presentation - Darwin.ppt

KS3 Darwin education materials - teacher's notes.pdf

KS3 Activity - Animal classification - classroom materials.ppt
KS3 Activity - Animal classification - handout.pdf

KS3 Activity - Darwin's finches - classroom materials.ppt
KS3 Activity - Darwin's finches - handout.pdf

KS3 Activity - Sharks and rays - classroom materials.ppt
KS3 Activity - Sharks and rays - handout.pdf

KS4 (14-16 year olds)

KS4 Classroom presentation - Charles Darwin and Natural Selection.ppt

KS4 Darwin education materials - teacher's notes.pdf

KS4 Activity - Evolution - Descent with modification - classroom materials.ppt
KS4 Activity - Evolution - Descent with modification - handout.pdf

KS4 Activity - Family ties - classroom materials.ppt
KS4 Activity - Family ties - handout.pdf

KS4 Activity - Evolution - Peppered moth - classroom materials.ppt
KS4 Activity - Evolution - Peppered moth - handout.pdf

To see ARKive's Darwin species profiles, click here.