Evolution and Inheritance · Life Science

The Fossil Record

Using fossils to provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can a rock tell us what an animal ate millions of years ago?
  2. 2What causes gaps in our understanding of the evolutionary timeline?
  3. 3How do we know that modern birds are related to dinosaurs?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Science - Evolution and inheritance
Year: Year 6
Subject: Science
Unit: Evolution and Inheritance
Period: Life Science

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