Evolution and Inheritance Year 6 Science Workbook | KS2 Adaptation, Darwin, Fossils, Variation | UK National Curriculum

Year 6 Evolution and Inheritance workbook. KS2 Science: adaptation, Charles Darwin, fossils, inherited variation. UK national curriculum.

Evolution and Inheritance is the unit Year 6 learners find most fascinating: how living things adapt to their environment, why fossils tell us about ancient life, and why offspring are similar but not identical to their parents. This workbook structures the unit with case-study activities, adaptation diagrams, and short explanation tasks, so learners build the language to describe scientific reasoning, not just retell facts.

What's inside:

• Adaptation: structural, behavioural and physiological adaptations across animal and plant kingdoms
• Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace: case studies of their work, the voyage of HMS Beagle, the finches of the Galápagos
• Natural selection: simplified for Year 6 — how organisms with helpful adaptations are more likely to survive and reproduce
• Fossils: how they form, what they tell us about organisms that lived long ago, how rock layers preserve a history of life
• Inheritance and variation: why offspring resemble their parents but are not identical; the difference between inherited variation (genetic) and environmental variation
• Reflection and self-assessment prompts learners can complete independently

UK National Curriculum reference: Year 6 Science, Evolution and Inheritance. Aligned to the statutory requirements: recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago; recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents; identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.

Who it's for: Year 6 class teachers planning the Evolution and Inheritance unit, primary science leads, primary science tutors, parents supporting their child through Year 6 SATs revision, and homeschool families on the UK national curriculum.

Pair with the free video: The WHOLE Year 6 Evolution Unit — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcI436GkX7s

Read the blog post: 5 Exciting Ways To Teach Animal and Plant Adaptations (KS2, KS3 Science Lessons) — https://advisoryscience.com/blog/retrieval-adaptive-learning-resources/5-exciting-ways-to-teach-animal-and-plant-adaptations-ks2-ks3-science-lessons

Related Year 6 KS2 resources: Animals Including Humans Year 6 Workbook, Electric Circuits Year 6 Workbook, Living Things and Habitats Year 6 Workbook, Year 6 Science Gap Fill Pack, Year 6 Science Vocabulary Match, Year 6 Science Frayer Models.

Pair with the Year 6 to Year 7 bridge: Preparing for Secondary Science Year 6 Workbook — https://advisoryscience.com/b/preparing-for-secondary-science-year-6-workbook-ks2-to-ks3-bridge-advisory-science

Made by an award-winning science educator with 25+ years of teaching experience. Used by 150+ UK schools. Instant download, A4 PDF, print-ready.

Licence: digital product. Personal/classroom use only. Print copies for your own child/children or your class; not for sharing on school drives, WhatsApp groups, social media, or resellers.

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