Unit 1 Darwin’s ways of working Darwin’s ways of working: Unit 1

Darwin’s old study at Down House Darwin wrote ‘On the Origin of Species’ in this study Darwin’s ways of working: Unit 1

The round table in the study Darwin’s ways of working: Unit 1

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org.uk/Darwin2009/index.html Use this link to explore the ground floor of Down House to find out how Darwin worked in other rooms This link takes you to where Darwin worked – the landscape where he walked regularly Explore more Darwin’s ways of working: Unit 1

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‘I almost made up my mind to begin collecting all the insects which I could find dead, for on consulting my sister I concluded that it was not right to kill insects for the sake of making a collection.’ ‘I was led to attend closely to several branches of natural history, thus my powers of observation were improved.’ (Darwin aged about 9 or 10) How Darwin worked - in his own words Darwin’s ways of working: Unit 1

‘When on board the H.M.S. 'Beagle' as naturalist, I was much struck with certain facts in the distribution of the organic beings inhabiting South America, and in the geological relations of the present to the past inhabitants of that continent.’ (Darwin aged 23-28) How Darwin worked - in his own words Darwin’s ways of working: Unit 1

‘After five years work [after the Beagle voyage] I allowed myself to speculate on the subject, and drew up some short notes; these I enlarged in 1844 into a sketch of the conclusions, which then seemed to me probable: from that period to the present day I have steadily pursued the same object.’ (Darwin aged about 35) How Darwin set about writing Darwin’s ways of working: Unit 1

‘I much regret that want of space prevents my having the satisfaction of acknowledging the generous assistance which I have received from very many naturalists, some of them personally unknown to me.’ On the Origin of Species, (Darwin aged 50) Darwin worked with many people Darwin’s ways of working: Unit 1

Assessment Criteria CriteriaTo a small extentTo a moderate extent To a great extent Pupils have described Darwin's ideas accurately Pupils have used language effectively Pupils have contributed to an effective guidebook Pupils have contributed to the evaluation of the guidebook