Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Evolving & Adapting
Did You Know?
Charles Darwin was an English scientist who studied nature. He wrote a book called On the Origin of Species. In the book, which was first published in 1859, Darwin described his theory of evolution by natural selection. The main idea of this theory is that creatures change over time to better suit the environment in which they live.
Credit: BBC - IDEAS
Word Challenge
The word ‘evolution’ ends with the ‘shun’ sound.
Write a list of words that end with the shun sound and relate to Charles Darwin in some way.
Grammar Challenge
Proofread and rewrite the following sentence.
Charles’ darwin voyagd to the glapagos ilands on the hms beagle.
Number Challenge
How many years ago was ‘On the Origin of Species’ written?
Critical Thinking
What might a human look like a million years from now?
Describe in words or draw your thoughts.