Index
A
Adaptation, species, 40, 107, 112, 127
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 63, 64, 129
Benchmarks for Science Literacy, 47, 63, 125
Associations, see Professional associations
Hubble telescope, 12
B
Benchmarks for Science Literacy, 47, 63, 125
Birds, 19, 20, 31, 34, 35, 37-38, 81-82
Botany, see Plant life
C
Cambrian explosion, 34, 57-58, 127
Carrying capacity, 100
Chemical ecology, 21
Community support, 124
Computers and software, 106, 111, 119
The Content Core: A Guide for Curriculum Designers, 47
Copernicus, Nicolaus, 28, 29, 30
Court cases, creationism and evolutionary theory, 9, 58, 121-122
teacher association positions, 126, 128
American Association for the Advancement of Science, position, 129
court decisions, 9, 58-59, 121-122
public opinion, viii
teacher interactions on, 9
teachers association positions, 124, 125-126, 127
textbooks,
state law, 9(n.3)
Crick, Francis, 14-15
criteria, 105-106
National Science Teachers Association position, 124
standards and, 47, 48, 105-106
see also Instructional materials and equipment
D
Darwin, Charles, 1, 11, 13-14, 19, 32-33, 34-39, 40, 42, 55, 62, 81-82, 93-94, 98-99, 100
Definitions, 55-59
evolution, 11, 13, 48, 55, 82, 125
models, 76
theory, 4-5, 7-8, 22, 56, 76, 124-125, 127
Disclaimers, textbooks, 7, 9(n.3), 124
human evolution, 19, 81, 84-86
E
Ecological approach, 3, 9, 19-21, 90, 98, 100
educational standards, 49
Educational materials, see Instructional materials and equipment
Educators, see Professional associations;
Teachers
Edwards v. Aguillard, 9(n.5), 58, 121, 126, 128
Elementary education, see Primary education
Entomology, see Insects
Evaluation
content analysis, 108
of instructional materials and equipment, 105, 107-119 (passim)
of teaching methods
materials, 105, 107-109, 110-119
see also National Science Education Standards;
Standards
F
Fossil record, 1, 8, 11, 16, 33-35, 55
ant evolution, 15
Cambrian explosion, 34, 57-58, 127
educational standards, 52, 107, 112, 127
gaps in, 8
instructional materials, 44-45, 87
radiometric dating, 34, 35, 52, 90, 127
teaching activities, 62, 82, 84, 87-89, 90
teaching methods, 44-46
tectonic movement and, 40
G
Genetics, 1-2, 15-16, 19, 39, 42, 127
historical overview, 14
teaching activities, 74, 75-76, 100
see also DNA;
Mutation;
Variation, species
Genomes, 42
Geography, natural selection and, 14, 37
educational standards, 49-50, 52
plate tectonics, 40-41
radiometric dating, 34, 35, 52, 90, 127
teacher associations, position, 125, 127
teaching activities, 62, 90-92
Grades K-4, see Primary education
Grades 5-8, see Middle school
Grades 9-12, see Secondary education
H
High school, see Secondary education
Historical perspectives
educational standards, 50-51, 53, 116
evolutionary theory, 11, 13-15, 62, 81-82, 93-99
evolution as historical process, 16, 18, 27
scientific theory, 67, 109, 116;
see also "evolutionary theory" supra
tectonic plates, 40-41
see also Fossil record;
specific historical figures (e.g., Darwin; Lamarck; Wallace)
Hubble telescope, 12
Human evolution, 16, 19, 20, 27, 41-42, 57, 127
teaching activities, 82, 84, 87-89, 100-103
I
ant evolution, 15
Instructional materials and equipment
computers and software, 106, 111, 119
content analysis, 108
evalution of, 105, 107-119 (passim)
evidence/models/explanation, 82, 107
geologic time, 90
history of evolutionary theory, 94
natural selection, 78-79
population growth/evolution, 100-101
scientific method, 22-25, 67, 94, 107, 108-109, 114-116
standards, 105, 107-119 (passim)
see also Publications;
Textbooks
Internet, see World Wide Web
L
Law and legal issues
textbooks, disclaimers, 7, 9(n.3), 124
see also Court cases
educational standards, 51, 82, 127, 128
see also Genetics
Linneaus, Carolus, 30-31
M
MacArthur, Robert, 20
Malthus, Thomas, 100
Mammalian evolution, 8, 16, 18-19, 27, 31, 32, 34
see also Human evolution
Mathematics, 79-80, 100-103, 105
Mayr, Ernst, 43
McLean v. Arkansas Board of Education, 58, 121, 126
Mendel, Gregor, 14
Mesozioc era, 15
Methodology, see Science, nature of;
Teaching methods
teaching activities, 61, 62, 66, 74, 87, 90, 100
Models and modeling, 107
defined, 76
educational standards, 48, 109, 112, 127
evidence, 22-25
evolution and equilibrium, 9(n.1), 100, 127
hypotheses, scientific, 5, 22-24, 67
mathematical, 79-80, 100-103, 105
population growth/natural selection, 62, 78-79, 100-103
scientific experimentation, 22-25
teaching activities, 61-64, 66, 67, 76, 81-86, 90, 92, 100-103
teaching activities, 74, 78, 100
see also Natural selection;
Species and speciation
N
National Association of Biology Teachers, 58, 127-128
National Science Education Standards, 47-53, 114-118
evolution and equilibrium, 9(n.1), 100
instructional materials, 107, 108-109
teaching activities, 62, 67, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81, 82, 87, 90, 93, 100
National Science Teachers Association, 47, 58, 124-126
Natural selection, 2, 7, 14, 15, 20-21, 40, 43
adaptation, species, 40, 107, 112, 127
definition, 13
educational standards, 47, 49, 52, 107, 112, 127
population growth and, 62, 78-79, 100-103
teaching activities, 61, 74-80, 96-99, 100
Nature of science, see Science, nature of
P
Paleontology, see Fossil record
Pedagogy, see Teaching methods
Peloza v. San Juan Capistrano School District, 58, 122, 126
Plant life
photosynthesis, 3
Population growth, 62, 78-79, 100-103
Post-secondary education
textbook on evolution, 9(n.4)
see also Teacher training
standards, 48-51
Professional associations
Publications
educational policy and methods, 130
see also Textbooks
R
Radiometric dating, 34, 35, 52, 90, 127
S
Science, nature of, 4, 22-25, 38, 42, 55-56, 93
Benchmarks for Science Literacy, 47, 63, 125
classification of species, 30-35, 51, 81, 128
educational standards, 48-53 (passim), 108, 109, 124
evaluation of teaching methods, 107, 115, 116
hypotheses, 5, 22-24, 67, 74-76
inquiry-based teaching, 44-46, 59, 61, 66-70, 74-77, 107, 108-110, 115
instructional materials, 22-25, 67, 94, 107, 108-109, 114-116
publications on, 31, 67, 130-131, 132
teachers association positions, 124-125, 128
teaching activities, 61, 62, 66-70, 74-75, 87, 100
videos on, 132
see also Theory
Seagraves v. State of California, 121
Secondary education, 63-64, 66, 108
teacher interactions, 7
teaching activities, 61-62, 78, 81, 87, 90, 93, 100
Selection, see Natural selection
Software, see Computers and software
Species and speciation, 18, 35, 37, 51, 127
classification, 30-31, 51, 81, 128
extinction, 49
schema of, 32
teaching activities, 74, 81, 93-99, 100
see also Fossil record;
Natural selection;
Variation, species
Standards
earth and space science, 50, 52
fossil record, 52, 107, 112, 127
history and nature of science, 50-51, 53, 116
instructional materials, 105, 107-119 (passim)
life sciences, 51, 82, 127, 128
models and modeling, 48, 109, 112, 127
natural selection, 47, 49, 52, 107, 112, 127
primary education, 48-51
secondary education, 48, 51-53, 108-109
teachers association positions, 124-129
teaching methods, 47-48, 107, 108-110
see also National Science Education Standards
Students, 7-9
beliefs about evolution/creationism, 59, 110, 117, 124
safety of materials for, 111
T
Teacher training
curricular criteria, 106
dialogs on teaching evolution, 7-9, 22-25
standards, 47
Teachers
curricular criteria, 106
dialogs on teaching evolution, 7-9, 22-25
professional associations, 7, 58, 124-128
teaching activities, background, 66-67, 74-75, 78, 81-82, 87, 90, 93-94, 100
evaluation of, 107, 108-110, 115, 117;
see also "standards" infra
inquiry-based, 44-46, 59, 61, 66-70, 74-77, 107, 108-110, 115
science background for, 66-67
standards, 47-48, 107, 108-110
teaching activities, examples, 61-103 (passim)
evidence, 66, 67, 74, 76, 82, 87, 90, 93
fossil record, 62, 82, 84, 87-89, 90
models and modeling, 61-64, 66, 67, 76, 81-86, 90, 92, 100-103
National Science Education Standards, 62, 67, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81, 82, 87, 90, 93, 100
natural selection, 61, 74-80, 96-99, 100
scientific methods, 61, 62, 66-70, 74-75, 87, 100
secondary education, 61-62, 78, 81, 87, 90, 93, 100
species and speciation, 74, 81, 93-99, 100
standards, 62, 67, 74, 75, 78, 80, 81, 82, 87, 90, 93, 100
theory, 66, 74-77, 81-82, 93-99
variation, species, 78, 97, 100
see also Curricula;
Evaluation;
Instructional materials and equipment
state law, 9(n.3)
teacher association positions, 124, 128
undergraduate, 9(n.4)
definition of, 4-5, 7-8, 22, 56, 76, 124-125, 127
history of evolutionary theory, 11, 13-15, 62, 81-82, 93-99
teachers association positions, 124-125, 127
teaching activities, 66, 74-77, 81-82, 93-99
V
Variation, species, 14, 15-16, 37, 40, 43
teaching activities, 78, 97, 100
definition, 13
see also Mutation;
Species and speciation
Visual aids, see Instructional materials and equipment;
Models and modeling
W
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 11, 13, 62, 93, 94, 97, 98
Watson, James, 14-15
Webster v. New Lennox School District, 58, 121-122, 126
Wegener, Alfred, 40
Wilson, Edward, 15
World Wide Web, ix