1. Who am I?
Why am I important to science?

2. Charles Darwin
Born in 1809 into a wealthy, well connected, and Christian family
Came from a family of Doctors
Joined a five-year scientific voyage on the HMS beagle
He was 22 when he boarded the ship and began his journey

3. Darwin’s ship, the H.M.S. Beagle

5. The Voyage
The voyage allowed Darwin to spend a lot of time on islands around South America
He spent his days observing the creatures on the island and recording his thoughts

8. The Galapagos Islands

9. Galapagos Tortoise

10. Marine Iguana

11. Blue-Footed Booby

12. Darwin’s Finches...

13. How did these creatures help him discover anything?

14. Darwin’s Finches
Darwin noticed that certain beaks were better at eating certain food types over others
Each finch had a beak that best suited its food choice

16. How did the finches get so many different types of beaks?
Why did they eat different types of food?
How did they beaks become different?