The Differences Between Adaptation, Inheritance & Evolution
How did giraffes get their long necks? Why do polar bears have thick white fur? What makes a clownfish want to live in a coral reef? These are all great questions you may get asked in class from your curious mini scientists. But are these examples of how living things have adapted to suit their environment, passed on their genetic information to the next generation, or due to the stronger species changing over time?
Here are 3 fun facts and activities you can give your young Darwinites to work through to understand the differences between adaptation, inheritance and evolution in the animal kingdom…