By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

• State that organisms change over time, with examples

• Describe the process of natural selection

• Explain how natural selection leads to evolution

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By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

• Name the process by which organisms evolve

• Describe the evidence that Darwin used to develop his theory of natural selection

• Explain the importance of  peer review for scientists

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By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

• State what is meant by the terms extinct and biodiversity

• Describe some factors that may lead to extinction

• Explain how a lack of biodiversity can affect an ecosystem

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By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

• Name one way of protecting an endangered species

• Use data from a graph to describe the effect of Project Tiger on the local tiger population

• Explain how the techniques used to prevent extinction work

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By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

• State the definitions of the terms DNA, chromosome and gene

• Describe how chromosomes from parents combine to form offspring

• Explain how a change in DNA may affect an organism and its future offspring

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By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

• Design a model of the DNA molecule

• Describe how scientists worked together to discover the structure of DNA

• Explain why it is important for scientists to work together

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By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

• Complete a Punnett Square to state how many offspring will have a particular characteristic

• Describe the difference in dominant and recessive alleles

• Trace characteristics through a family tree using Punnett Squares to calculate the probability of different outcomes

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By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

• State what is meant by genetic modification

• Describe how an organism can be genetically modified and the advantages of this

• Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of producing products through genetic modification

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