Darwin's Finches

Lab Brief #1

🎯 Your mission

Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

Charles Darwin observed that finches on different Galapagos Islands had different beak shapes suited to their food sources. This helped him develop the theory of natural selection.

Key words

natural selection
How living things best suited to their home survive and have young.

Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Step 1 of 3 · Read

Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.

Step 2 of 3 · Observe

Note any unexpected results and think about why they happened.

Step 3 of 3 · Record

Share your findings with the class or a partner and discuss what you learned.

Question 1 of 2

Who is known for the theory of natural selection?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 2

What is natural selection?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Mind = blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 2 right.

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