Evolution and Inheritance: Lesson 1 - Introduction (year 6)
This lesson introduces children to the topic of evolution and inheritance. Children will lean about natural selection and how this leads to evolution. This lesson fulfils the curriculum objective in recognising that living things have changed over time. It was written in collaboration with Dr. Mandy Hartley, scientist and author of the "DNA Detectives" children's book series.
The PDF provides teacher notes, an index of the PowerPoint and appropriate key vocabulary.
The PowerPoint presentation contains the lesson content for the classroom.
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