B13.1 variation and evolution

Aimed at a low ability class.

Starter Activity
Stick in objective sheets for this topic. Starter question what makes each person different. Extension task: why do we look different
Main –
Literacy task, focus on the key word variation: write a definition, then write their own sentence using it, then draw a picture to show the key word also
Draw a venn diagram and decide if the variation is genetic, environmental or both. Highlight what genetic means
Go through answers and discuss why students have put it there
Think, pair, share, what similarities and differences would twins have if they were separated at birth
Answer questions about twins using data provided
Plenary
Recap tick grid, which features are due to the environment, genes or both