What is the name

What is
of the subunit that
evolution?
DNA is made from?

Carbon-14 is a
radioactive isotope used Write the number
in carbon-dating. How
many protons and
4,400,000 in
neutrons will an atom of standard form
carbon-14 have?
 Through the door… Evidence for Evolution

How might humans evolve in the next million years?

?
Challenge: can you explain your thoughts using the ideas of
natural selection?
 Through the door… Evidence for Evolution

Might this be what we

look like in a million
years?
 Objectives Evidence for Evolution

What evidence do we have for

evolution?
Essential: State various examples of
evidence for evolution by natural selection
Stretch: Describe the fossil evidence for
human evolution
Challenge: Consider how evidence can
be dated accurately
 Starter Evidence for Evolution

Can you describe the ancestors of modern humans?

Challenge: How do we know about these ancient ancestors?

 Human evolution Evidence for Evolution

How have humans evolved from apes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPggkvB9_dc

Human evolution | Nat

ural History Museum (
nhm.ac.uk)

What is the evidence that we have for these ancient

human ancestors?

How reliable is this evidence?

 Fossils Evidence for Evolution

What is a fossil and how do they form?

Challenge: Why is it not possible to extract

DNA from a dinosaur fossil?
 Dating Fossils Evidence for Evolution

How do we know how old fossils are?

Challenge: How can we use fossils as evidence for

evolution?
 Objectives Evidence for Evolution

What evidence do we have for

evolution?
Essential: State various examples of
evidence for evolution by natural selection
Stretch: Describe the fossil evidence for
human evolution
Challenge: Consider how evidence can
be dated accurately
 Task Evidence for Evolution

Create fact cards about each of our human

ancestors and the fossils and evidence that we
have discovered of these. Leakey’s fossils
(1.6 million years
Ardi (4.4 million Lucy(3.2
ago)
years ago) million years
ago)
Homo erectus
Neanderthals
‘Hobbit’ humans
Australopithecus

http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-timeline-interac
tive
Human evolution | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Describe the evidence for human evolution based on
stone tools, including:​
a) the development of stone tools over time​
b) how these can be dated from their environment
 Plenary Evidence for Evolution
Compare your fact cards with a neighbour.
• Add any information that you think is important
• Discuss any information that you disagree on

Give a www and ebi comment

on their cards.
 Objectives Evidence for Evolution

What evidence do we have for

evolution?
Essential: State various examples of
evidence for evolution by natural selection
Stretch: Describe the fossil evidence for
human evolution
Challenge: Consider how evidence can
be dated accurately
 Homework Evidence for Evolution

Complete the worksheet:

Due Date:
 Specification Evidence for Evolution
B4.4 Describe the evidence for human
evolution, based on fossils, including:
a) Ardi from 4.4 million years ago
b) Lucy from 3.2 million years ago
c) Leakey’s discovery of fossils from 1.6
million years ago

B4.5 Describe the evidence for human

evolution based on stone tools, including:
a) the development of stone tools over time
b) how these can be dated from their
environment

http://qualifications.pearson.com/content/da
m/pdf/GCSE/Science/2016/Specification/Edex
cel_GCSE_L1-L2_Combined_Science.pdf