To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth, Years 4 and 5 have been finding out a little about his life and discoveries.
Year 5 have been looking at Darwin’s voyage in the HMS Beagle from the point of view of a cabin boy. Here is their fantastic collage of the ship:
Year 4 began the day by retracing the route of the HMS Beagle and plotting it on a giant world map:
Year 4 then looked at how animals have adapted to their surroundings over time. We thought that camouflage was a good way to avoid being eaten by predators. We tested how good camouflage was by colouring 12 eggs in greens, yellows and browns and leaving 12 eggs their natural colour:
The we let the hungry predators go and search for their prey!
It was very easy to find the non-camouflaged eggs, but very difficult to find the camouflaged ones.
Finally both classes were ‘treated’ to glimpses of what their teachers may have looked like 3.7 million years ago using the DEVOLVE ME application on the Open university website.
Now:
3.7 million years ago:
Not too much difference you might think! Have a go – it’s just a bit of fun!
We have all really enjoyed finding out a little about Charles Darwin!
