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
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Evolution vocabulary means practising the idea at the table with a simple hands-on check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
Bring to the table
- Fossil photos or a printout of a trackway / skeleton
- Pencil and sticky notes
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Round footprints in a line suggest a walking animal, not a flyer.
Optional challenge. For Evolution vocabulary, add one harder example after success.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: examples tried; results; support used. This session samples Evolution vocabulary, not mastery.
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Practice key ideas from Evolution vocabulary.
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BBC Bitesize · Practice link — not the full lesson
Living organisms
Before you open · source notes
Living organisms supports Evolution vocabulary. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
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Public BBC Bitesize page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
BBC Bitesize. “Living organisms.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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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'?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Language
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 10–11