Science – Year 5/6B Summer 1
Evolution and Inheritance
Survival of the Fittest
Session 1
Resource Pack
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Personal code card template
Name
INHERITED CHARACTERISTICS
Eye colour
Hair colour
Skin colour
Ear lobes (attached or
not)
Tongue rolling
Blood group
Health conditions (e.g.
migraine)
Hydrangea images acid to neutral to alkaline soils
Inherited or environmental game
Eye colour
Tanned skin from the sun
Hair colour
Language
Skin colour
General health
Ear lobes
Shape of nose
Scar from an accident
Height
Sporting ability
Tongue rolling
Blood group
Intelligence
Migraines
Weight
Eye colour inheritance
Background:
Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) was an Austrian monk doing experiments on pea plants. He
realised that features were being passed down from parents to offspring in pieces (one
corresponding piece from each parent), which we now call genes. He studied the size of
the plants, the colour of flowers, pea pods & peas, whether or not the peas &/or pods
were wrinkled & whether the flowers grew at the ends of stems (terminal) or from the
sides (axial). Sometimes the offspring didn’t look like either of the parents, but their
offspring then revealed some of the hidden features (weaker or recessive features).
See some details of his work at
http://www.exploringnature.org/db/detail.php?dbID=22&detID=54.
Blue or brown eyes?
Dog Top Trumps template (Yr6)
Length of coat:
Length of coat:
Intelligence:
Intelligence:
Ave weight:
Ave weight:
Ave height:
Ave height:
Temperament:
Temperament:
Length of coat:
Length of coat:
Intelligence:
Intelligence:
Ave weight:
Ave weight:
Ave height:
Ave height:
Temperament:
Temperament:
Dog Top Trumps template (Yr5)
Length of coat:
Length of coat:
Intelligence:
Intelligence:
Size:
Size:
Temperament:
Temperament:
Length of coat:
Length of coat:
Intelligence:
Intelligence:
size:
size:
Temperament:
Temperament:
Breeds of Dog
Afghan Hound
Airedale Terrier
Basset Hound
Chihuahua
Old English Sheepdog
Pomeranian
Rottweiler
Scottish Deerhound
Bulldog
Dalmatian
Dachshund
Corgi
English Cocker Spaniel
Great Dane
Miniature Poodle
German Shepherd
Italian Greyhound
Border Collie
Labrador
Yorkshire Terrier
Jack Russell Terrier
Bloodhound
Saint Bernard
West Highland Terrier
Identical Twins
Twins
Chimpanzee images
Glossary
 Chn – Children
 Gp/s – Group/s
 Ave – Average
 H/W – Homework