GoldEvolution and Inheritance: Lesson 9 – Creating a Creature Adapted for a Cold Climate (year 6)
This resource recaps children’s learnings on adaptation and evolution. They will now use understanding of adaptation to create a new plant or animal adapted to surviving in a cold climate. It was written in collaboration with Dr. Mandy Hartley, scientist and author of the "DNA Detectives" children's book series.
The PDF file provides notes for the teachers. It contains keywords, an index for the accompanying PowerPoint presentation and a selection of worksheets.
The editable PowerPoint classroom presentation displays the lesson content (select the orange button to download). Please use ‘Slide Show’ mode to activate animations.
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