Evolution & Inheritance

Year 6 - Science - Spring 1

Core Learning

Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.
Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.
Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.

Planning different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary.
Recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs.
Using test results to make predictions to set up further comparative and fair tests.
Reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions, casual relationships and explanations of and degree of trust in results, in oral and written forms such as displays and other presentations.
Identifying scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.

In Year 5, pupils learned about the circulatory system, the development of humans through to old age and the effect of lifestyle choices on bodies.

This area of learning continues through the secondary school curriculum.

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