1. CITY SCIENCE STARS: Survival of the Fittest

2. WHAT IS EVOLUTION AND ADAPTATION?

3. EVOLUTIONARY TREES AND ADAPTATIONS
FISH
AMPHIBIANS
REPTILES
BIRDS
MAMMALS
FEATHERS
MILK
AMNIOTIC
EGGS
LEGS

4. BIOMES AND HABITATS
What adaptations would our football players need to perform well in each biome?
Which animals live in each biome and how have they adapted to their “habitat”?
Write down or draw your adaptations on your sheet for each of the biomes!

5. Environmental Dietary Defence Movement Sensory
THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF ADAPTATIONS
Environmental
Dietary
Defence
Movement
Sensory

6. THE 2019 FOOTBALL WILD CUP Mutations are rare (only pick 3 per round)
Your player will get points for how well they are adapted to random events and other players in each round
After 3 rounds, the player with the most points wins!

7. FOOD CHAIN ENVIRONMENTAL LOCOMOTION
ADAPTATION GUIDE (PICK 1 OF EACH TYPE)
FOOD CHAIN ENVIRONMENTAL LOCOMOTION
Carnivore
Echolocation
Pelvic fins
Fast herbivore
Cooling frills
Tunnelling claws
Armoured herbivore
Furry body
Wings

8. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? The basics of evolution and adaptation
That there are lots of myths about evolution
How adaptations are suited for different habitats and interactions with other species
Jobs in evolutionary biology and palaeontology

9. PALEONTOLOGISTS AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGISTS
Mary Anning
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Charles Darwin
(1809 – 1882)

10. EVOLUTION MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS
Evolution is…
… the result of genetic mutations over time
… a very well-supported *theory*
Evolution is NOT…
… something that happens to individuals
… just about getting bigger or stronger
… something that happens quickly
In science, a theory is an explanation that has been derived from repeated and verifiable tests undertaken through use of the scientific method. Established theories are based on the best scientific knowledge of the time and must withstand rigorous scrutiny by other scientists. This is not the same as the common (vernacular) use of the word theory outside of science which could infer a guess or idea.

11. Primary Science Specialist sarah.eames@pstt.org.uk
Alex Evans
LCFC STEM Coach
Sarah Eames
Primary Science Specialist