Evolution

I was struggling with ways to teach the concept of selection with inquiry based lessons that would lead to meaningful discussion. A few of the activities from this publication have been super useful in my classroom!

http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5787&page=61

__Evolution Lessons and Labs:__ Here is a great site from the University of Indiana with lessons that explore many different aspects of evolution. The lessons can be easily modified for your class. [|http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/evol.fs.html]A recent article in the NYT about Evolution. The NYT is written on an 8th-grade reading level, so this should be accessible to lots of students! http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/darwin-got-it-going-on/?hp

Read about the guy who wrote a song about Evolution :)

And a link to the video where he performs! He is performing at the Bleecker Street Theater soon - perhaps a field trip opportunity for the future? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNVygaWaFu8

Intelligent Design On Trial http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/beta/evolution/intelligent-design-trial.html I used this NOVA video to spark a huge debate in my class about creationism and evolution and which should be taught in class. This was based on a recent case declaring that "Intelligent Design" is not constitutionally acceptable to teach in schools.