evolution
One of the more recent and continuing conflicts regarding scientific theories is that of evolution. Stemming from the fact that evolution conflicts with religious beliefs regarding the origin of all forms of life on Earth, the conflict carried over to public education. Some religious leaders in several states have argued that alongside evolution, ideas like intelligent design (ID) should also be taught within science classrooms in public schools. In Seminar you will explore the differences between the science supporting evolution and the evidence used to support ID. To learn more about the two concepts and history of this controversy explore the following resources.
Explore the process of natural selection by opening the Evolution chapter resources clicking on “Animations and Demonstrations” and choosing “Selection.”
Learn about the genetic evidence for common ancestry by watching the following video:http://www.
Listen to the following statements regarding scientific theories and the misinterpretation of the term “theory”:
http://www.teachersdomain.org/
Why is evolution controversial anyway? (A video)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/
Evolution Revolution, a timeline
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/
Explore additional videos, interactives, and interviews here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/
Come to Seminar prepared to discuss the following questions
What are the various forms of evidence for evolution?
What are the various forms of evidence for intelligent design?
What are the similarities and differences between the evidence for evolution and intelligent design?
What are the differences between a scientist’s definition of a theory and the definition by a non-scientist?
How could antimicrobial resistance of bacteria and pesticide resistance of insects provide us with examples of natural selection or evolution?
Charles Darwin died before Gregor Mendel, also known as the Father of
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Since Darwin’s period, people have been studying and looking for evidence in nature that support or explains more about evolution. For this reason, Darwin used various forms of evidence for evolution such fossil and similarities and are still in use up to date. Additionally, Darwin came up with the method of natural selection and which is also used scientists as a form of evidence for evolution (Salzano, & Bortolini, 2010). Others such as DNA testing were not used in Darwin theory but are still in use as to date
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