Inheritance & Evolution

Join Charles Darwin on The Beagle and discover the amazing world of natural selection and explore the theory of evolution, the science behind it and the history of scientific discovery.

Curriculum Topics:  Evolution, Adaptation

finches equipment photo
Years 3-6

How the day works

Join Charles Darwin on The Beagle and discover the amazing world of natural selection and evolution. Explore the theory of evolution, the science behind it and the history of scientific discovery.


What will be covered:

  • the story of The Beagle and Darwin’s work on the Galapagos islands,
  • the mechanism of natural selection,
  • how living things are adapted to their environment.

The goals of the Darwin’s finches workshop are to allow students:

  • to explore the process of natural selection through practical activities,
  • to develop communication skills by explaining what they have learned,
  • to develop their understanding of the relationship between living things and their environment.

Curriculum Links:

  • Recognise that living things have changed over time.
  • Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.
  • Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of specific adaptations.

We offer a range of workshops that will support your Primary Science curriculum.  Each topic is a short 45 to 90 minutes which can be fitted around your timetable within different year groups. 


We bring all the materials and equipment needed to deliver an inspirational and hands-on activities to support learning.  
How much it costs?

Our workshops are bespoke to you and adaptable to suit your timetable, and most can be delivered in 60 to 100 minutes. This means that we can cater for the number of classes in each year group and provide back-to-back sessions across the school day, delivering the workshop to different class groups, with two sessions before lunch and one after.


We have to make a charge to cover our staff and materials costs, but our pricing is structured to enable this flexibility.


Thanks to charitable funding we have raised which supports State Primary and SEN schools, we are able to offer heavily subsidised rates:

  • 1 Workshop session £75
  • 2 Workshop sessions £150
  • 3 Workshop sessions £225

For Independent Schools:

  • 1 Workshop session £200
  • 2 Workshop sessions £400
  • 3 Workshop sessions £600

 For all schools:
• Bookings on 2 consecutive days qualify for a 10% discount
• 3 or more bookings on different dates made in same enquiry qualify for a 10% discount


We may have funding available to support your ability to take part in this workshop particularly for schools with high levels of Pupil Premium/SEN.  Please enquire when booking.