ScienceOrganisms & Life ProcessesAges 10–11
Evolution vocabulary
Use technical vocabulary for evolution and natural selection — adaptation, evolution, natural selection, extinct, extinction, fossil record, species, common ancestor, mutation, variation — and explain the mechanism of natural selection using these terms in the correct sequence
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Evolution vocabularyLanguage concept
Check understanding
- Use 'adaptation' correctly to describe a feature that helps an organism survive in its environment
- Explain natural selection using 'variation', 'selection pressure', and 'reproduction' correctly in sequence
- Use 'extinct' and 'extinction' correctly and distinguish them from 'endangered'
“Can your child explain in their own words why giraffes have long necks — using words like 'adaptation' or 'natural selection' rather than just 'so they can reach leaves'?”
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- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 10–11