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Biography Comparison: Mary Anning, Charles Darwin & Alfred Wallace

Pupils compare the biographies of Darwin, Anning and Wallace; they summarise the similarities and differences between the three scientists, thinking about their upbringing, their education, their explorations, their contributions to science, their fame; they explore how Mary Anning influenced the theories of Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace; pupils explain what ‘natural selection’ or ‘survival of the fittest’ means

Learning Objectives:

  • NaG - pupils might find out about the work of palaeontologists such as Mary Anning and about how Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace developed their ideas on evolution.

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