Transcription of Year 6 Science: Evolution and Inheritance Resource Pack
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Year 6. Science: Evolution and Inheritance Resource Pack Fossils Living things and their offspring Fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. Living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary Fossils can show the Evolution of species over and are not identical to their parents. time. Famous scientists Mary Anning 1799-1847. Animals and plants adapt to their envi- Charles Darwin 1809-1882. ronment and over time, adaptation Alfred Wallace 1823-1913. may lead to Evolution . Core Knowledge Science Unit Overview Year Six Evolution and Adaptation Children to compare technology from the Children to compare photos of themselves time of these scientists to today. and their parents to see which characteristics Application of knowledge Children write a biography of a scientist.
Since evolution of a species happens over suchlong periods of time, evidence is usually taken from fossils. However, natural selection which drives evolution, is happening constantly so some careful analysis of the natural world can show that sometimes evolution occurs more rapidly.
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