Outline Scheme of Work: B6 Life on Earth past, present and future – Suggested teaching time for chapter: 18/9 hrs B6.1 How was the theory of evolution developed? Lesson Statements Teaching activities Notes Genetic variation in a population 1 & 2 B6.1.1 state that there is From the Key Stage 3 usually extensive genetic Programme of Study: Learners can use the resource by Nature to develop an understanding about natural selection. The animations variation within a included are useful in aiding the development and could be used as an independent study resource. learner’s Differences between species. population of a species The variation between B6.1.2 recall that genetic THINKING CONTEXTUALLY individuals within a species variants arise from being continuous or The three revision pages and test of the BBC Bitesize site cover the content of these lessons at the right level mutations, and that most discontinuous, to include and provide a good introduction / revision. have no effect on the measurement and graphical phenotype, some Variation in a range of human characteristics can be investigated practically to illustrate the concept in a great representation of variation. influence phenotype and way for learners. Emphasis should be placed on the fact that it is simply variation and no characteristic is better a very few determine The content of these lessons is or worse. The practical activities found can be used as a basis and adapted as required. phenotype an opportunity to link back synoptically to the content in B1 about genes, alleles and other key ideas and terminology.
Outline Scheme of Work: B6 Life on Earth – past, present and future Suggested teaching time for chapter: 18/9 hrs B6.1 How was the theory of evolution developed? Lesson Statements Teaching activities Notes 1 & 2 B6.1.1 state that there is usually extensive genetic variation within a population of a species B6.1.2 recall that genetic variants arise from mutations, and that most have no effect on the phenotype, some influence phenotype and a very few determine phenotype Genetic variation in a population Learners can use the resource by Nature to develop an understanding about natural selection. The animations included are useful in aiding the learner’s development and could be used as an independent study resource. THINKING CONTEXTUALLY The three revision pages and test of the BBC Bitesize site cover the content of these lessons at the right level and provide a good introduction / revision. Variation in a range of human characteristics can be investigated practically to illustrate the concept in a great way for learners. Emphasis should be placed on the fact that it is simply variation and no characteristic is better or worse. The practical activities found can be used as a basis and adapted as required. From the Key Stage 3 Programme of Study: Differences between species. The variation between individuals within a species being continuous or discontinuous, to include measurement and graphical representation of variation. The content of these lessons is an opportunity to link back synoptically to the content in B1 about genes, alleles and other key ideas and terminology.
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