Students will travel to faraway lands including the Galapagos Islands to learn how Charles Darwin developed his theory of natural selection. Through colorful, engaging live-action footage the major concepts of the theory of evolution are highlighted. Basic terminology of evolutionary theory is discussed in detail. Other terminology includes: variation, mutation, natural selection, adaptive radiation, competition, survival, and population genetics.

Originally released by Visual Learning, 2006. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015. Teacher's guide available under Additional info tag.

Early Ideas About Change (2:02); --Journey of the HMS Beagle (2:10); -- Theory of Evolution (3:16); -- Theory of Natural Selection (1:35); -- Overproduction and Natural Selection (1:09); -- Competition and Natural Selection (0:56); -- Variation and Natural Selection (0:51); -- Adaptation and Natural Selection (2:00); -- Speciation (2:23); -- Summing Up (1:18); -- Video Quiz (3:15); -- Credits: Evolution (0:40); .