Charles Darwin is known as the father of evolution. He sailed around South America for more than 3 years, before heading to the Galapagos Islands, where the data collected in just five weeks formed a ...
Famous Scientists
Activities for Learning About Famous Scientists
My 10 year old is currently reading a book called 101 People Who Made History. When flicking through I found myself naturally drawn towards the many amazing famous scientists who have helped make the ...
Caroline Herschel – Make a Comet
Caroline Herschel was a pioneer of her time, she was the first woman to discover a comet, the first woman officially recognised in a scientific position and to receive a salary and the first woman to ...
Charles Darwin – Making Fossils and Natural Selection
Charles Darwin is most famous for his work on Natural Selection, the evidence for which came from his voyage on the HMS Beagle observing and collecting fossils, birds and whatever else he could ...
Copernicus – Sun, Earth and Moon
Nicolaus Copernicus was an astronomer born in February 1473 who realised that the Earth orbits the Sun, an idea that was strongly opposed at the time.The model proposed by Copernicus was called ...
Florence Nightingale – Hand Hygiene
Who was Florence Nightingale? Florence Nightingale was British nurse made famous for the work she did to care for soldiers during the Crimean War, but she was also hugely influential in changing how ...
Leonardo da Vinci – Mirror Writing
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist and inventor who lived between 1452 and 1519. Leonardo is probably most famous for painting the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, but as well as painting he ...
