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DVD ONLY EVO: Ten Questions Everyone Should Ask About Evolution
NSTA Press Book |
Draw on the wit and wisdom of brilliant scientists to inspire your students as you teach them about a challenging area of biology. This teacher’s guide, which accompanies the EVO DVD, is structured around 10 fundamental…
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Misconception About Life On Earth (Evolution)
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The purpose of this activity is to help students understand biological evolution and the mechanisms that drive it. This activity is also designed to address many of the Common Core State Standards for English Language…
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Evolutionary Relationships in Mammals (Genetics and Evolution)
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The purpose of this chapter is to help students understand how modern phylogenetic systematics (i.e., the classification based on evolutionary history) is based on cladistics analysis. This activity also gives students…
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History Of Life On Earth (Trends In Evolution)
Book Chapter |
The purpose of this activity is to help students understand the diversification and extinction of species within families during the history of life on Earth. This activity also helps students learn how to engage in…
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Evolving Ideas: Assessment in an Evolution Course
Book Chapter |
As science instruction moves from lectures that emphasize lists of facts to more student-centered approaches that emphasize knowledge generation and justification, it is clear that assessments must also change. The…
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Evolution:Nature’s Driving Force for Change
Book Chapter |
To be ecologically literate, students need to understand the process of natural selection. It is essential to an understanding of evolution. Groundwork for understanding natural selection can begin in the upper…
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SET EVO Teachers Guide: Ten Questions Everyone Should Ask About Evolution
NSTA Press Book |
Draw on the wit and wisdom of brilliant scientists to inspire your students as you teach them about a challenging area of biology. This teacher’s guide, which accompanies the EVO DVD, is structured around 10 fundamental…
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Color Variation In Venezuelan Guppies (Mechanisms of Evolution)
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The purpose of the activity, in this chapter, is to help students understand how natural selection, sexual selection, and the interplay between these two mechanisms can shape the traits of a population found in…
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Why Should Anyone Care About Evolution?
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This chapter is designed as a final evaluation and serves as a culmination for EVO. Students are asked to develop an argument for evolution. The lesson begins with the question, Why should anyone care about evolution?…
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The Arc of History Bends Toward Teaching Evolution
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This chapter emphasizes the historical roots and persistence of opposition to evolution given that it is the most prevalent science-religion theme. Teaching evolution has presented a challenge to teachers since the…
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BOOK ONLY EVO Teachers Guide: Ten Questions Everyone Should Ask About Evolution
NSTA Press Book |
Draw on the wit and wisdom of brilliant scientists to inspire your students as you teach them about a challenging area of biology. This teacher’s guide, which accompanies the EVO DVD, is structured around 10 fundamental…
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Core Idea LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
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This chapter has hopefully provided a bit more insight into the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Taking an evolutionary perspective on biology is one of the most powerful ways that…
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The Need for History and Evolution as a Science-Religion Case Study
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This chapter begins with introducing Ian Barbour, who is generally credited with establishing science-religion interactions as a historical discipline and providing a clear set of categories that serves as a useful…
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