A power point highlighting the life and major achievements of Charles Darwin. Created for the Pre-AP Science class.

1. By: Angie V.
CHARLES DARWIN

2. CHILDHOOD
 Born February 12, 1802 in Shrewsbury
England
 Parents: Robert Waring Darwin & Susannah
Wedgwood
 Mother dies when he is around 15

3. SCHOOL/CAREER
 Went to Shrewsbury School and was taken out
by his father to attend Christ’s College,
University of Edinburgh, with his brother
Erasmus and registers for medical courses
 Was naturalist on the Beagle
 Observations on the Beagle
led him to develop one the
most important theories known
as Natural Selection

4. BEAGLE

5. THEORY
 Charles Darwin came up with the theory of Natural
Selection. He believed that traits were passed down
from one generation to the next and that evolution
occurs within a population. The six things believed to
drive evolution through natural selection where…
Overproduction
Variation
Competition
Selection
Environmental Change
Genes

6. CONCLUSION
 Charles Darwin was a brilliant scientist that
contributed a lot to society. If weren’t for him
and the trip on the Beagle,we may have
never known what affected evolution and
kept it balanced.

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://darwin-online.org.uk/timeline.html