Darwin–Wallace Medal

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/darwinwallace-medal

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. What is the awarding institution?The Linnean Society of London
2. What is the initial award cadence?Every 50 years, beginning in 1908
3. Why was the medal named after Darwin and Wallace?It honors Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, who first shared their ideas about evolution with the society in 1858.
4. When was the first Darwin–Wallace Medal given?The first medal was awarded in 1908, fifty years after Darwin and Wallace presented their theory.

Natural Selection: The differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype; a key mechanism of evolution.
Linnean Society of London: A historical and prestigious society dedicated to the study of natural history and taxonomy.
Evolutionary Biology: The branch of biology that studies the evolutionary processes that produce the diversity of life on Earth.
Paradigm Shift: A fundamental change in the basic concepts and experimental practices of a scientific discipline.