Istituto Statale di Istruzione Superiore Paolo Carcano

Per una piccola ricerca sulla vita e le teorie di Darwin, potete consultare i seguenti link:

• www.lucidcafe.com/library/96feb/darwin.html
• www.amnh.org/exhibitions/darwin/
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin
• darwin-online.org.uk/
• www.aboutdarwin.com/

Per giovedì 26 marzo 2009 rispondete alle seguenti domande cercando informazioni nelle pagine suddette:

• When and where was Charles Darwin born?
• Where did he go to university and to do what?
• Was he a successful student?
• What were his interests during his student years?
• What was the name of the ship that he sailed on in December 1831 and how long did the voyage last?
• What are some of the places he visisted and what did he do during this long journey?
• What is his most famous book and what are the groundbreaking theories he exposes in it?
• What were the reactions of other scientists of his time?
• What has been the fate of his theories?

Per curiosità o per approfondimento personale, la sezione audio del sito Dawin OnLine propone dei file .mp3 scaricabili gratuitamente, con la lettura di molti dei testi di Darwin, naturalmente in inglese!