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title: "Variation"
url: "https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-05-12-02-variation"
school: "Mary Howard CE Primary School"
---

# Variation

  ![Image of Variation](https://files.schudio.com/mary-howard-cofe-primary-school/images/blog/19E9A461-A3B4-4F86-A0DE-53F1CE1B5965.jpeg)  5 June 2026   [Phoebe Warner](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/author/pwarner)   [Class 3](https://www.maryhoward.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-3)

Oak Class learned about inherited variation and environmental variation. The children identified similarities and variation between species and considered what can cause such differences. We also learned about Charles Darwin’s research on the Galápagos Islands and his discovery of variation amongst tortoises.

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