Evolution and Inheritance
This science scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore how living things adapt and evolve over time as a result of competition for natural resources and transfer inherited traits to their offspring. The class can illustrate the work of different scientists who developed theories about evolution and inheritance.
Explore how living things adapt and evolve over time as a result of competition for natural resources and transfer inherited traits to their offspring
Lesson One : Fossils
Explore and record information about some of the different animals and plants that lived millions of years ago by examining a range of special fossils
Lesson Two : Paleontology
Explore and record how scientists such as Mary Anning observed, studied and presented information about a range of different living things from the past
Lesson Three : Extinction
Investigate and record information about some of the changes to living things that have occurred over time and record reasons as to why some animals became extinct
Lesson Four : Genes
Identify and record how living things can produce similar offspring that are not normally identical to each other during the reproduction processes
Lesson Five : Offspring
Conduct research and present findings to illustrate and record how offspring can be similar to their parents as part of the reproduction process
Lesson Six : Human Evolution
Identify and explain some of the special ways that human beings have developed and evolved over millions of years in time
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Moses
Explore and record the life and achievements of Moses from the Old Testament in the Christian Bible and his impact on the development of Christianity
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Theme Park Visit
Practise identifying and calculating the timing and duration of rides and events when visiting a theme park on a special family trip
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Number Thousands
Compare, order and sequence different sets of four digits numbers by using the place value of their numerical digits including counting in steps of thousands
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Lengths, Masses and Capacities
Solve a selection of contextual problems by comparing and converting between different units of measurement for mass, length and capacity