Down House

High school (ages 12+)
Science & Technology

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/down-house

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.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Luxted Road, Downe, Bromley, London, England
2. What is the year darwin moved in?1842
3. Why did Charles Darwin move to Down House?He moved there in 1842 to escape the busy life of London. The quiet countryside helped him focus on his research and family.
4. How did Darwin use Down House to study evolution?He walked around the gardens, watching plants and animals. He kept a library and many specimens to test his ideas.

Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection: Darwin's comprehensive explanation for the diversification of life through inherited variation and differential survival and reproduction.
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