A Peek Inside: Preview an Activity from Evolutionary Science and Society: Activities for the Classroom
 Today’s students need to view evolution as more than fossils and as something that occurred in the past. Evolutionary Science and Society: Activities for the Classroom and Evolution and the Environment: Activities for the Classroom 2005 provide classroom activities that teach why evolution is the scaffolding on which biological science is built and through which we learn about all life forms on Earth.
See below for a sample of a few of the high school level activities from Evolutionary Science and Society: Activities for the Classroom.
Activity 1: Scientists, Theories, and Evolution
Activity 1: Copymaster
Overview
Scientists, Theories, and Evolution allows students to develop an understanding of what scientists mean by "theory." Students also explore the controversy regarding evolution as just a theory through investigation and writing.
| Target audience | Grades nine through 12 |
| Difficulty Level | Medium to low |
| Time Requirement | Three to four 50 minute class periods |
Evolutionary Science and Society: Activities for the Classroom and Evolution and the Environment: Activities for the Classroom 2005 are available through the BSCS eStore
Posted February 2008  |
BSCS Executive Director
Janet Carlson |
BSCS and The Board of Directors Take a Stand
Recently, the Texas State Board of Education forced the resignation of Ms. Chris Comer after she circulated an email about an evolution speaker to biology teachers in the state of Texas. Equally troubling is the consideration by the Board of Higher Education of a graduate degree program for creation science.
BSCS and its Board of Directors decided to take a stand against the recent actions occurring in the state of Texas. Last week amongst celebrations of Charles Darwin’s birthday, BSCS sent letters to the State Board of Education in Texas, the Texas Association of Science Teachers, and the National Center for Science Education. The letter put BSCS and its Board of Directors on record as strongly opposing actions in the state of Texas that compromise the integrity of science and the quality of science education.
Read the BSCS letter to Texas |
| Posted January 2008 |
We invite you to watch a 5-minute podcast episode on evolution, excerpted in part from the new BSCS: The Continuing Story DVD. What made evolution so controversial back in the 60s? How did BSCS – and others - respond to that controversy?
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“Our books put evolution back in the
curriculum in the early 1960s, and
we’ve been defending it ever since.”
– Joseph D. McInerney (BSCS Executive Director 1985-1999)
Coming soon:
- What, exactly, does teaching evolution mean?
- Why teach it?
- How to teach it?
- What does BSCS say about it?
- How does BSCS teach evolution in its programs?
- Why does BSCS present evolution in different places in different programs?
Information about the new BSCS 50th anniversary celebration DVD, BSCS | The Continuing Story, featuring an interview with Susan S. Epperson, Epperson vs. Arkansas, 1968.
Subscribe to the BSCS eLetter (where you’ll be notified about exciting updates on evolution offerings)
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