Darwin


 * Charles Darwin went on a voyage in 1831 in which he had to observe plants and animals that were never seen before.
 * Darwins observations led him to develpp a scientific theory that is known as the theory of evolution by natural selection.
 * Darwin's ship went around the world, he went to places like South America, Argentina, and Galapagos Islands. He saw different insects, plants, and diffrent animals. He even observed many unusual life forms.
 * He was so amazed at the tremendous diversity and variety of the living things.
 * From his observations, Darwin inferred that a small number of different plants and animal species had come to Galapagos Islands from the mainland.
 * Darwin studied the different finches, he noticed that each species was well suited to the life it led.
 * Beak Shape is an example of an adaption, a genetic trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce.
 * Darwin spent the next 20 years consulting with each other scientist, gathering more information and thinking through his ideas.
 * Darwin thought, the species gradually changed over many generations and became better adapted to the new environment. Scientists call the change in a species over time **EVOLUTION.**
 * Darwin's idea is known and referred to as the theory of evolution.