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University Students' Acceptance of Biological Theories—Is Evolution Really Different?
Journal Article |
This study looked at student acceptance of important biological theories and explored the relationships between their acceptance of scientific theories and their understanding of the nature of science.
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Investigating Island Evolution: A Galapagos-based lesson using the 5E instructional model
Journal Article |
Many endemic species of the Galapagos Islands are useful for a biology teacher planning an extended lesson on evolution. In this activity, the teacher focuses on his Galapagos Islands’ experience to develop a unique…
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Do Standards Matter? How the quality of state standards relate to evolution instruction
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Although most states include evolution instruction in their standards, the teaching of evolution in public schools remains problematic. To create successful science education programs, we must recruit and reward…
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The Case Study: Alien Evolution—A Futuristic Case Study: The Return of the Cambrian Explosion
Journal Article |
You have two days before you and your colleagues must decide the fate of this planet and the hundreds of people who are waiting to re-colonize it. Before you come to any conclusions, however, you need to find out…
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Journal Article |
Adding multimedia slide shows developed by the Genetic Science Learning Center as supplements to the activities you already use in your middle school classroom can help reinforce the concept that evolution is a natural…
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Blog Post |
Talk about an interesting day in the age of electronic information! This afternoon in a listserv I belong to, I read about a report by the National Academy of Sciences on the teaching of evolution in the classroom.…