Year 6 visited Natural History Museum today to learn all about Evolution. The children worked in groups, examining fossil evidence of ancient relatives of the modern horse. They participated in a game about birds, learning about adaptation, variation and natural selection.
Evolution
Year 6 visited Natural History Museum today to learn all about Evolution. The children worked in groups, examining fossil evidence of ancient relatives of the modern horse. They participated in a game about birds, learning about adaptation, variation and natural selection.
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