Darwin: video worksheets, differentiated x3.

Engaging, funny, and informative, Dick and Dom present the life and works of Charles Darwin. Using recreations of experiments, expert explanations, startling examples and whacky cut-aways, the presenters explain his early interests, pre-Darwinian ideas. Barnacle classification, problems of mating. Prof. Steve Jones explains further examples including dugongs and humans. Religion and the difficulties of accepting evolution. Different camouflages tested in the woods. Inside Down House. An original copy of “On The Origin of Species”. Darwin’s interest in carnivorous plants – experiments reproduced. The crackpot presenters go diving with sharks.

Try the format FOR FREE: see Archimedes in this series here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13136795

Find the film on YouTube’s Tangwaap channel for “Absolute Genius S2E07 Charles Darwin”. The film is also available on other YouTube channels.

17 questions for the 28-min film. Differentiated THREE ways! All versions look similar, but “B” version has subtle clues, and “C” version requires pupils to cross out wrong answers, not write in correct ones, allowing pupils with literacy difficulties to access the work. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc and .pdf of all sheets, two different links to the film on all sheets.