Lesson Objective

To examine evidence for evolution from fossil records.

Success Criteria Key

Vocabulary
• I can examine fossil evidence. • evidence
• I can draw a modern animal as a prehistoric fossil. • evolution
• fossils
• I can compare fossils in shape, size and other features. • fossil
• I can select an animal adaptation and explain its survival advantage. records
• I can illustrate how an animal changed over time through evolution.
 Must Task 7
mins

Examine fossil pictures of fern leaves and its living

relative today.
Describe the similarities and differences between them.

Peer Assessment: Swap your work with your partner. Discuss any parts of the
work that you think need changing.

LO: To examine evidence for evolution from

fossil records.
 Evidence for Evolution 10 mins

Date: 28.11.23
LO: To examine evidence for evolution from fossil records.
Must Task: Comparison of fern leaves fossils and its living relative.
Independent Task:
Understanding Applying (B) Analyzing (A) Evaluating (A*) Creating (A*)
(C)
Identify one Write or draw how Study these fossil Choose one Create a simple
similarity between a modern animal records. Compare adaptation of drawing showing
a fossil of flatfish might have looked the modern-day how a specific
and its living as a fossil millions 1. shape and size horses and explain animal might have
relative. Explain of years ago. of the horse why it provides an changed over time
how this is related skeleton advantage for through evolution.
to evolution. Extension: 2. size of the skull their survival.
Analyzing 3. leg and foot

Extension:
Applying
 Lesson Objective
To apply scientific inquiry skills to explore natural selection in the context of evolution.

Success Criteria Key

Vocabulary
• natural selection
• I can explain natural selection in the context of survival of the fittest.
• adaptation
• I can describe the adaptation of chosen organism to environment. • traits
• I can compare differences in natural selection between different environments. • survival of the
• I can explain adaptations' impact on survival in changing environments. fittest
• variation
• I can create a clear comic story with adaptation, environment change, and • evolution
survival evident.
 Science Journal Natural Selection 10
mins
Date: 27.11.23 Round Tally of
LO: To examine evidence for evolution from fossil records. (10 beads
Must Task: Simulation of Natural Selection. seconds collected
each)
1 IIII II
Create a tally table to record the number of beads
collected after each round of 10 seconds. 2
3
Now use the tool to collect beads and record the
4
tally after each round (10 seconds).

Peer Assessment: Swap your work with your partner. Discuss what happened and
relate it back to how natural selection works in the wild. Pay attention to which traits
were advantageous in this environment.

LO: To apply scientific inquiry skills to explore natural selection in the context
 Natural Selection 10 mins

Date:
LO: To examine evidence for evolution from fossil records.
Must Task: Simulation of Natural Selection.
Independent Task:
Understanding Applying (B) Analyzing (A) Evaluating (A*) Creating (A*)
(C)
Work on the Describe or draw Compare and Which adaptations Create a comic
Gizmo: an organism's contrast natural help creatures story illustrating
[Link] adaptation to its selection in forest survive best in natural selection
[Link]/giz environment. You and snowy changing in a changing
mos/gizmo-detail/ can choose any environments. environments? environment.
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. animal or plant. Extension: Justify your
Describe how Extension: Evaluating answer.
Peppered Moths Analyzing Extension:
evolved in a short Creating
period of time?to share your work with the
Be prepared
Extension:
whole class.
Applying
 Unit: Evolution and
Inheritance
Learning Objective
To explore the principle of inheritance in living things.

Success Criteria Key

vocabulary
 I can identify inherited characteristics that are passed on from parent • Inheritanc
e
to offspring. • offspring
 I can describe specific traits that are influenced by the environment. • variation
 I can compare inherited traits and environmental traits. • Environme
nt
 I can identify and describe possible reasons that can lead to variation. • Traits
 I can choose characteristics for selective breeding.
 Must Task (Science 7 minutes
journal)
Work independently and predict some possible characteristics of the Son/Daughter using the information given.

Peer assessment :Swap your journal with your partner. L

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 Inherited Characteristics 10 minutes
Date:
.
LO:To explore the principle of inheritance in living things.
Must Task:predict some possible characteristics of the Son/Daughter using the information
given.
Independent Task:
Understanding Applying (B) Analyzing (A) Evaluating (A+) Creating (A*)
(C)
What traits do you Create a list of traits Compare inherited and Imagine two siblings Imagine a dog
think you have that are not inherited environmental with the same parents breeder wants to
inherited , or received , but are influenced by characteristics using who look very different create a special dog
from your parents? the environment. Venn diagram. from each other. Write that can protect
possible reasons that farms from wild
could explain this bears. The dog needs
variation. to be good at hearing
bears, scaring them
away, and keeping
livestock and
beehives safe. What
features should this
dog have? Let’s make
a list.

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