Naturalists
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.10.2
Naturalists
Naturalists study plants, animals and other living things.
Charles Darwin
- Charles Darwin was a very famous naturalist who studied different animals.
- Animals Charles Darwin studied included birds called finches.
- Charles Darwin wrote a book called ‘On the Origin of Species’.
- In ‘On the Origin of Species’, Charles Darwin set out the idea of evolution through a process called natural selection.
David Attenborough
- David Attenborough has brought many different species to our attention through T.V. series.
Test yourself on Naturalists
What are people who study plants, animals and other living things called?
Which famous naturalist has brought many different species to our attention through a TV series?
Who wrote 'On the Origin of Species', that set out the idea of evolution through a process called natural selection?
What is correct about Charles Darwin?