Llangyfelach Primary School
The Origin of Species
As part of the LPS Matrix approach, we discussed our prior knowledge, discussed what we would like to learn about, created questions to explore and identified skills we would need to use throughout the topic.
Here are the questions we created:
What is natural selection and survival of the fittest?
Why was the 'Theory of Evolution' controversial?
Why is Darwin credited more than Wallace?
What type of environments are there?
How do animals adapt?
How long does it take for animals to change and adapt?
What was the Wallace Line?
What environment did humans evolve from?
What will we evolve into next?
Where are the other human species?
Examples of pupil work:
Topic Glossary
Identifying World Biomes
Representing energy transfer within biomes
Using conversion graphs to estimate distances travelled in Darwin and Wallace's voyages
Branching databases of animal characteristics
Welsh Past Tense: A.R. Wallace expedition recount
Developing structure and form to sketch animals
Exploring how species adapt to differing biomes
Understanding inheritance and genetics
Displaying and interpreting trends - Natural selection of the Peppered Moth
Artificial Selection Research
A.R. Wallace Biography
Big Question: Creation or Science
Discussion Text: Should A.R. Wallace be remembered as much as Darwin?
Understanding the Carbon Cycle
Understanding and Using Lines of Latitude and Longitude
How have humans affected the natural world?
