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GoldEvolution and Inheritance: Lesson 6 – Fossils (year 6)

This resource teaches children to recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago. It was written in collaboration with Dr. Mandy Hartley, scientist and author of the "DNA Detectives" children's book series.

The PDF file provides notes for the teachers. It contains keywords, an index for the accompanying PowerPoint presentation and a selection of worksheets.

The editable PowerPoint classroom presentation displays the lesson content (select the orange button to download). Please use ‘Slide Show’ mode to activate animations.

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Evolution and Inheritance: Lesson 6 – Fossils (year 6)

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