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Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: Inheritance

Looking at patterns of inheritance in different species and their offspring. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
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1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Variation in dogs and hand out whiteboards and pens (one between two). Ask the children to work in pairs to list the variations between these breeds of dogs.

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Assessment – Science Y5/6 (B): Evolution and inheritanceY5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Variation
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: Inheritance
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: AdaptationsY5/6 (B): Lesson 4: Modelling natural selectionY5/6 (B): Lesson 5: EvolutionY5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Evidence for evolution
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