Lesson Planning

Teaching

• To recognise the role fossils have in the development of evolutionary theory (Yr5&6).
• To learn more about the work of Anning, Darwin and Wallace (Yr5&6).

Activities

1. Research the life and work of Anning, Darwin or Wallace and share as a presentation (Yr5&6)
2. Use given evidence to attempt to back up evolutionary ideas, presenting logical findings (Yr5&6)
3. Play fossil ‘what if’, identifying possible challenges to scientific thinking (Yr5&6)

Investigation
Meet the Evolutionary Pioneers. Meet Darwin, Anning and Wallace - the evolutionary dream team - and find out the scientific importance of their work and have a go a proving their theories. Play ‘fossil, what if’. (Analysing secondary sources)
Years 5&6 - Research the life and work of Anning, Darwin or Wallace and share as a presentation
Years 5&6 - Use given evidence to attempt to back up evolutionary ideas, presenting logical findings
Years 5&6 - Play fossil ‘what if’, identifying possible challenges to scientific thinking

Vocabulary
Evolution, adapted/adaptation, offspring, characteristics, vary/variation, fossils, theory, opinion