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What do moths have to do with evolution?

The children learnt about evolution through the example of the peppered moth. We acted this out in the classroom: blue jumpers camouflaged against the blue blinds but not against the white walls, but children without jumpers on camouflaged against the walls and stood out in front of the blinds. Here are some storyboards the children created to show their understanding of the process: 

Peppered moths You can learn more about how the peppered moths can help us to understand evolution by clicking on this link:

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