Charles Darwin is the man

who travelled on the ship

called The HMS Beagle. He

found out what evolution

was by going to the

Galapagos Islands. Now

he's famous for all his

discoveries that he

found by going to loads of

different islands.

Who was Charles Darwin?

What was the name

of the boat that

Charles Darwin

Sailed?

The boat that Charles Darwin

sailed on was called the HMS

Beagle. The HMS Beagle is

what Charles Darwin sailed

on to get to all the different

islands so that he could find

all his discoveries.

Who was Charles Darwin's

best friend?

Charles Darwin's best friend

was Joseph Hooker. Joseph

Hooker sent a lot of letters

to Charles Darwin. Letters

was the way that Charles

Darwin and Joseph Hooker

used to communicate.

What was the name of

Charles Darwin's book?

The name of Charles

Darwin's book was

called On the Origin

of Species. Charles

Darwin's book was

published on the

24th November

1859.

What is meant by the term

micro-organism?

Micro means that its so small

that you can only see it with

a microscope. So bacteria

can only be seen with a

microscope because they are

so small they can't be seen

by human eyes. Organism

means an individual animal

or plant.

What are some useful

micro-organisms?

Some useful ones are

for things like medicine

to help us to get better.

Or you can get ones that

are like yeast which help

because it produces

carbon dioxide.

Charles Darwin