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Year 6 Science Evolution: Lesson 4 - Inheritance and Variation
Lesson 4 of 5 on the topic of Evolution
This is one of my favourites and we discuss how diverse and adaptable dogs are as a species. There is a missing word passage the children complete, then we discuss what happens if two different species of animals were to mate (some silly examples!) what features would the offspring have?
I use my dog as an example as she was DNA tested to show four different breeds in her ancestry, a pug, beagle, chihuahua, and american eskimo dog. All my children guessed Jack russell!
I then suggest an investigation the children can do in class or as homework, my example is of eye colour but this can be changed or voted on in small groups too.
A great fun lesson that gets the children talking!
Year 6 Science Evolution: Lesson 2 - Adaptations and Camouflage
Lesson 2 of 5 in my topic on evolution.
This again can be broken into two shorter lessons if time is an issue.
It begins with a quick whole class game of find the animal using camouflage, then an investigation into Darwin’s Moth. I then took my class outside with some coloured pencils and cut out butterfly/moth silhouettes they had to colour the paper and hide them in a natural habitat. Great one to get the children out and about before writing the impact of natural selection and adaptation on a creature.
The final task is an adaptation game of survival. This again could be adapted or the children make their own for a different climate.
Year 6 Science Evolution: Lesson 1 - Introduction to Evolution
My lesson 1 of 5 for my year 6 topic of evolution.
You will need two rolls (approx!) of toilet paper to do the time line of Earth and suggest doing it in the gym hall so it doesn’t blow away.
For the Beak experiments the ppt is editable so you can chose which utensils you have to hand that would be suitable to show the variety of Darwin’s Finches.
You will also need rice crispies or seeds for this experiment.
I tend to block out an afternoon for a new science topic for a wow day, but this could easily be split into two or even three lessons if time is an issue.
Link to google drive version if preferred
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18qE_c0Qw9PXngVL_RlxutSi0d6Fxlf-pvWybvEv5NzQ/edit?usp=sharing
Year 6 Science Evolution: Lesson 3 - Plant Adaptations
Lesson 3 of 5 on the topic of Evolution
This lesson focuses on plant adaptation with whole class investigation questions to finish.
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Year 6 Science Evolution 40% discount
**Everything you need for the Year 6 topic of Evolution! **
Bundle includes: A Knowledge Organiser, and 5 double lessons that cover a wide variety of topics in Evolution and Inheritance. These lessons have been created in line with the National Curriculum of England with the aim of fulfilling the following requirements
-recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
-recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents
-identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution
These individual lessons can be split further into smaller one hour/50 minute lessons as I tend to plan for full afternoon science sessions!
Year 3 Science: Plants - Knowledge Organiser
Science Knowledge Organisers covering the topic of Plants.
Two page A4 spread covering; all key topics, annotated diagrams and key vocabulary.
Year 6 Science Evolution: Lesson 5 - Fossils
Lesson 5 of 5 on the topic of evolution.
This lesson discusses Fossils, lots of new terminology and talking points.
I cover dinosaurs, palentology, the discovery of ancient horses (my favourite animal) and we finish with an investigation “do you think evolution is still happening today?” and an observation task using images of fossils.
This could be split into several lessons if time is a factor.
Whole School KS2 KS1 Science: Knowledge Organiser Bundle
As science lead for my school I have created knowledge organisers for every science topic in the National Curriculum.
40 Pages total
2 pages A4 per topic
Each topic includes annotated diagrams, key vocabulary, illustrations and examples of learning.
Year 6 Science: Evolution - Knowledge Organiser
Science Knowledge Organisers covering the topic of Evolution.
Two page A4 spread covering; all key topics, annotated diagrams and key vocabulary.
Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 Science: Living Things and their habitats - Knowledge Organisers
Science Knowledge Organisers for every year group covering the topic of Living things and their habitats.
Two page A4 spread for each year group covering; all key topics, annotated diagrams and key vocabulary.
Whole School, KS1, KS2 Science: End of unit Assessment
Multiple choice End of Unit Assessment for every year group covering all National Curriculum Science Topics.
Great for either end of unit assessements or as a “cold task” before introducing a new topic.