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The History Cat: Charles Darwin & the Theory of Evolution HandoutThe History Cat: Charles Darwin & the Theory of Evolution Handout
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The History Cat
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9th - 10th
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Science
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The History Cat: Charles Darwin & the Theory of Evolution

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Outlines the events of Charles Darwin's own evolution into a scientist and how he developed his Theory of Evolution. Also discusses the immense resistance to his ideas that he faced from all fronts. Even today, many people refuse to accept evolution as a fact and continue to believe in the Theory of Creation espoused in the Bible.

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Concepts

creationism, evolution, survival of the fittest, charles darwin

Additional Tags

theory of adaptation, theory of creation, hms beagle, scopes monkey trial

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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