English National Curriculum Science

3. Explain how variation drives natural selection

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Explain the effects of variation within species

Describe the process of natural selection

Use a descriptive model

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natural selection

the process that brings about the evolution of new species of animals and plants

variation

a variety or difference in something

characteristic

a feature or quality belonging to a living thing

species

a group of living things that can breed to produce fertile offspring

selective breeding

when humans have bred individuals in a species together to get a particular characteristic in the offspring

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Maria Bateson

Maria completed her PGCE at Oxford in 2005 and taught at schools in Oxford and London before taking time out for family and travel. Maria has led INSET for teachers in Ukraine and gained her Scouting Wood Badge in Belgium. Since returning to the UK and the classroom in 2019, Maria has been awarded Chartered Science Teacher status and more recently, Lead Practitioner. She is also on the Editorial Board for School Science Review, the ASE Journal, and currently teaches at The Charter School East Dulwich as KS5 Science Lead.

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Resources: The handout, scissors and glue. 

Core Handout: ‘Survival of the fittest’ game. 

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