Charles Darwin Lesson Plans

Students read parts of Charles Darwin's journal about the Galapagos Islands and study images that accompany those passages in an Internet based activity. They investigate the effect these islands had on Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

This lesson has students produce a newspaper describing the times during which Charles Darwin introduced the theory of natural selection. In this evolution lesson, students make observations and explore the role of observation in Charles Darwin's work. They use multimedia tools and newspapers to help them create a newspaper about Darwin's times and work.

In this lesson students research Charles Darwin and the process he used to develop his theory of evolution. They keep a journal about the skill of observation and make a newspaper of their learning.

This lesson has learners research the life and work of Charles Darwin. In this technology lesson learners research and create a multimedia presentation about Charles Darwin using basic PowerPoint skills.

Students examine how Darwin used the processes of science to support his theory. They distinguish between artificial and natural selection, recognize Darwin's contribution to science. They produce a newspaper describing the times in which Darwin introduced his theory of natural selection, reporting the public reaction to his theory.

In this lesson students read and analyze an obituary written for Charles Darwin. They are already familiar with Darwin and the theory of evolution. This is an introduction to evolution, or in fact, an introduction to biology.

Learners view the video, "Evolving Ideas: Who Was Charles Darwin?" from the internet. They collect images of the blue crab life cycle. Learners discuss the blue crab, and read the information found in an attached chart. On a second day, learners view the exoskeletons of six different arthropods that are closely related to the blue crab. Learners

This lesson has learners read and analyze an obituary written for Charles Darwin. They make a list of facts about Darwin they learned from the obituary. This lesson has learners compare Lamarack's theory to Darwin's.

Students explain that prior to the studies of Charles Darwin, the most widespread belief was that all known species were created at the same time and remained unchanged throughout history.Working in pairs, have students create a detailed timeline of evolutionary thought.

In this lesson students discuss the theory of evolution. In this evolution lesson, students discover Charles Darwin and his ideas of heredity, variation, and selection. This lesson gives information for the students to read.