Darwin & Wallace
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 8.1.9
Darwin & Wallace
Charles Darwin is the name most often linked with the theory of natural selection.
Charles Darwin
- Charles Darwin came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection.
- Darwin was an English Naturalist (an expert in natural history).
- Darwin observed finches (a bird) from the Galapagos Islands.
Alfred Russel Wallace
- Alfred Russel Wallace also came up the same theory of natural selection.
- Wallace came up with the theory at the same time as Darwin after studying beetles in Brazil and the East Indies.
Test yourself on Darwin & Wallace
What type of bird did Charles Darwin observe from the Galapagos Islands?
What is the name for a person who is an expert in natural history?