KS2/L1 - Variation/Worksheet/With Answers/Section 4/Evolution & Inheritance/Year 6/ SATs/Science

This complete KS2 Science lesson on Variation provides everything you need to teach, model and assess the first part of the Evolution & Inheritance unit. Fully aligned to the National Curriculum, this lesson introduces pupils to inherited characteristics, variation between offspring, and why living things look similar—but not identical—to their parents.

The resource includes a mixture of reading comprehension, SPaG activities, vocabulary work, multiple-choice tasks, true/false questions, and a plenary, all based on carefully levelled scientific text. The structure supports both lower- and higher-ability learners, making it ideal for whole-class teaching or interventions.

Page 1 contains a starter, reading text and comprehension/SPaG tasks, Page 2 extends the reading with deeper understanding and a full True/False activity, and Page 3 provides complete answers for teacher use or self-checking .

What’s Included
✓ Starter Activity
Simple prompt asking pupils to compare differences between people around them (Page 1) .

✓ Two Reading Extracts
Child-friendly explanations of inherited characteristics and variation
Extension paragraph explaining identical twins, genetics, and why variation exists

✓ SPaG Integration
Correct the SPaG mistakes task
Identify nouns, adjectives, and verbs task
Designed to strengthen literacy within science learning

✓ Retrieval & Assessment Tasks
Circle the correct answer questions
Comprehension questions
True/False activity (8 statements) to check scientific understanding.

✓ Plenary
“Odd One Out” reasoning activity to encourage explanation and deeper thinking (Page 2) .

✓ Complete Answer Sheet
All tasks answered clearly for quick marking, modelling, or self-assessment (Page 3) .

Why Teachers Love This Resource
✔ Fully differentiated through task design
✔ Integrates science + SPaG for powerful cross-curricular learning
✔ Ideal as a first lesson in the Evolution & Inheritance unit
✔ Clear structure, easy to deliver, no extra planning needed
✔ Supports evidence-informed practice through retrieval and vocabulary tasks
✔ Includes all answers, saving valuable teacher time

<Perfect For>
Year 6 Evolution & Inheritance
Year 5/6 science revision
Whole-class teaching
Interventions and booster groups
Homework or independent tasks
Cover lessons requiring a complete package

These resources are designed to minimise printing, allowing teachers to reuse sheets while students complete all tasks in their exercise books or on separate paper.