Galapagos through Darwin's eyes

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Travel the Galapagos on a voyage of discovery through the eyes of Darwin in the 1800’s. Imagine seeing places and animals like these for the first time. How did Darwin feel and what did he think?

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Introduction

Learning objectives

To recognise that scientific ideas change and develop over time.
Explore ideas and raise different sorts of questions.
Identify a range of habitats.

Students’ outcomes

Understand and raise scientific questions that observations of new habitats and species may pose.

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Galapagos through Darwin's eyes

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