Spec ref. Summary of the specification Learning outcomes Suggested Opportunities to develop Opportunities to apply Self/peer assessment content timing Scientific Communication skills practical and enquiry Opportunities and What most candidates (hours) skills resources should be able to do Reference to past questions that indicate success 4.4.4.1 Mutations are changes in Define the term 1 DNA molecules that may mutation. affect Mutation of a gene Describe how can alter the proteins that it mutations can be contains the code for, or even caused. prevent the protein being Explain that some produced in cells. mutations have no Mutations can happen when effect, but some can DNA is copied during cell lead to significant division or when are variation. affected by environmental factors such as ionising radiation. Many mutations have no effect, but some can lead to significant variation. 4.4.4.2 The theory of evolution by Describe Darwin’s 1 Look at exhibition to show the Students design an natural selection explains the theory of evolution by wide variety of organisms that activity to demonstrate Video clip evolution of all species of natural selection. live, or have lived, on Earth. the evolution of living things from simple life camouflage using Describe the main Discuss how they were all forms that first developed coloured Horse ancestor: stages of natural formed. more than three billion years sweets/markers against selection. BBC activity about Evolution. ago. different coloured backgrounds. The Darwin and evidence Watch BBC video clip If two populations of one activity can be extended for evolution; illustrating survival of the fittest species become isolated to collect data. Graph extinction: (see resources). geographically or the data and use in environmentally they may evolve in different ways to
Spec ref. Summary of the specification content Learning outcomes What most candidates should be able to do Suggested timing (hours) Opportunities to develop Scientific Communication skills Opportunities to apply practical and enquiry skills Self/peer assessment Opportunities and resources Reference to past questions that indicate success 4.4.4.1 Mutations are changes in DNA molecules that may affect Mutation of a gene can alter the proteins that it contains the code for, or even prevent the protein being produced in cells. Mutations can happen when DNA is copied during cell division or when are affected by environmental factors such as ionising radiation. Many mutations have no effect, but some can lead to significant variation. Define the term mutation. Describe how mutations can be caused. Explain that some mutations have no effect, but some can lead to significant variation. 1 4.4.4.2 The theory of evolution by natural selection explains the evolution of all species of living things from simple life forms that first developed more than three billion years ago. If two populations of one species become isolated geographically or environmentally they may evolve in different ways to Describe Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection. Describe the main stages of natural selection. 1 Look at exhibition to show the wide variety of organisms that live, or have lived, on Earth. Discuss how they were all formed. BBC activity about Evolution. Watch BBC video clip illustrating survival of the fittest (see resources). Students design an activity to demonstrate the evolution of camouflage using coloured sweets/markers against different coloured backgrounds. The activity can be extended to collect data. Graph the data and use in Video clip Horse ancestor: Darwin and evidence for evolution; extinction:
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