This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach children in KS3 about Darwin’s theory of evolution. It explains how certain animals (polar bears, orangutans, gifarres, mountain goats and camels) are adapted to suit their environment and it also covers the pros and cons of artifical selection.

Consolidation tasks: match ups, labeling tasks, fact-file creating, research tasks, question and answer tasks, fill in the blanks, true or false tasks, multiple choice questions, word select activities, quiz activity, ordering and ranking tasks etc.

This lesson is a PowerPoint presentation complete with:
√ Learning objective
√ Success criteria
√ Starter and plenary activities
√ Assessment of relevant prior learning
√ Teaching input/ information slides
√ A variety of consolidation tasks (differentiated)
√ Application and extension activities
√ All answer slides

Learning Objective:
LO: To explain the theory of evolution and explain how animals are adapted to suit their environment

Success Criteria:
•I can describe the theory of evolution.
•I can explain who Charles Darwin was and how he came up with the theory.
•I can describe how some animals are adapted to suit their environment.
•I can explain how some animals have been bred specifically to develop particular qualities.
•I can evaluate the pros and cons of artificial selection.

Vocabulary: theory of evolution, Darwin, adaptation, artificial selection, natural selection, breeding, environment, habitat, specialised, temperature, blubber, Arctic, undercoat, overcoat, camouflage, insulation, buoyant, survival, papillae, friction, hunting, traction, scent, crosswind, streamlined, predator, prey, dehydration, tolerance, transparent, distinctive, predators, venemous, inhabit, dexterity, primate, diet, herbivore, omnivore, carnivore, alpine, high-altitude, cloven hooves, muscular, scale, vertical, dewclaws, descending, ascending, windspeeds, moss, lichen, minerals, selenium, organisms, generations, observations, Galápagos islands, mockingbird, finch, polar bear, orangutan, giraffe, mountain goat, camel, beak, bill, cactus, nectar, pollen, consume, postulate, variation, trait, reproduce, individual, gene, phenomena, offspring, feature, descendant, diversity, genetic condition,

This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck.