lnventions, discoveries and science

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G eat thinke s Sir lsaac Nerrrton (l64ē- l7?7)

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evolution
1 animals such as gorillas
areat a?eg gravity Cambridge University. ln his second year
ps
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gfe he went back to his home in the country
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2 an idea about how something works
theory
mint
because of the plague*. One day NeMon
telescope saw an apple fall from the tree in the
3 this makes far things look near royal
garden. He realised that the Earth had

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telescope
4 belonging to the king or queen
royal
theory
something that pulļed all things to it.
evolution He called this 'something' gravity.
5

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the Way that |iving thĪngs change to fit their homes better

6 the place that makes a country's money

mint
'::." " Back at Cambridge, Newton went on to
study the stars. He designed a telescope
7 this stops the moon flying away into space
gravity
that used mirrors. He was also the first
person to realise that white light is made
'Ę)was it Darwin or Newton? can you guess? Which great thinker realised"' from red, orange, yellow, green, blue
1 ...that thė earth has gravity? ......Ņ......
Now why did
and purple light mixed together.

2 ...that animals change over time to match their homes?

D that happen?
Queen Anne gave NeMon the job of
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3 ...that people and great apes are relatives? looking after the Royal Mint. ln 1705
she made him Sir lsaac NeMon because
4 ...that white light is made of different colours? N
of his good work there.

Read the texts quickly to check your ideas.

Cha les Dapu.rin (lAO9- l88e) (Ę) neaa the texts again and tick these sentences D (Darwin) or N (Newton).

When Darwin was young, he liked studying plants Many people in the church didn't like Darwin's ideas. D
and animals. Later he studied Latin and Greek at
Cambridge University. After university Darwin left
Religion taught that God had made the world in
seven days, and that Adam and Eve were thė first
1 He studied Latin and Grėek at cambridge. d ĪHE D
BrĪtain on a ship - the Beagle* -in 183'l. His job man and woman. But Darwin said , 'Evolution 2 He studied science at cambridge. Ū THE tr
happens over thousands of years.' He also said,
was to study plants and animals around the world.
When he visited the Galapagos islands, Darwin 'People arė relatives of the greāt apes.'
3 He went on a long sea trip. tr oRt tr
noticed something interesting. Īhere were small These days most people agree with 4 He traveļled on the 8eag/e. Ū GIN tr
(but clear) differences betwėen the same sort Darwin's theory.
5 He left Cambridge for a time because of the plague. tr PRI tr
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of bird living on different islands.
5 He visited the Galapagos lslands. Ū oF5
Darwin decided that the birds had changed over time
to match their dįfferėnt homes. When an animal was
7 Differences between birds led to his theory of evoļution. tr PEC tr
born that fitted better into its home, that animal 8 An apple falling from a tree led to his theory of gravity. Ū NCt Ū
lived longer and had more children
Animals that didn't fit so well
It's strange to think that 9 He had problems with the church tr tE5 tr
died young. Darwin called
his theory 'Evolution'.
gorillas are our relativesļ
10He looked afterthe Royal Mint. tr PIA Ū
@Dwh"t *"r" the names of their greāt books? Write the letters next to each man's sentences to find their titļes.
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1 Darwin's great book was:Ī tl. E ORIGIN OF SPECIES
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2 Newton's great book was: THE PRINCIPIA . (He wrote it in Latin!)

Pe sona! Project
- Were there any great thinkers in your country's past? When did they
ļive? How did their ideas change the world?
- Find out more about one of them-
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