Darwin Day brings snakes, spiders and reptiles to Wimbledon school (From Wimbledon Guardian)
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Darwin Day brings snakes, spiders and reptiles to Wimbledon High School
8:10am Saturday 13th June 2009 in News By Craig Burnett
Wimbledon High School's Katherine Burgess and Emma Klugman. Picture by Mark Taylor
School pupils got up close to a collection of creatures last week - all in the name of science.
A snake, reptiles and a tarantula visited Wimbledon High School to mark Darwin Day, a celebration of the father of evolutionary science Charles Darwin.
A day of lessons at the Mansel Road junior school, including art, science and English, were themed on the great thinker’s ideas.
Guests at the school included a geneticist who discussed the theory of evolution, while an artist helped pupils recreate some animal habitats and a local wildlife expert brought in some exotic creatures for the pupils to handle.
Last month a group of 48 pupils visited Down House in Kent, Darwin’s home, to learn more about him.
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