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Evolution has played an important role throughout the years at BSCS, and it is in no sense an overstatement to say that BSCS assumed responsibility for putting evolution back into high school biology.
Posted November 2009  |
Live, Free Webcast of "Evolution in Extreme Environments" Symposium
Announcement courtesy of NABT
Those who cannot attend this year's National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) conference in Denver will nonetheless be able to participate in the fifth annual evolution symposium, cosponsored by AIBS and the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center.
Educators and students are encouraged to tune in to the live Webcast on Friday, 13 November, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Mountain Standard Time, and to take advantage of this opportunity to hear internationally renowned researchers discuss their fascinating, cutting-edge work in "extreme" evolutionary biology. Speakers will talk about how life evolves, adapts, and flourishes in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, such as high-altitude areas, the deep-sea, Arctic ice, and caves.
Classrooms around the world will be able to submit questions online and speakers will respond in real time. For full program information, including speaker names, talk titles and times, and the link to view the live Webcast, please visit www.nescent.org/NABT09Webcast.php or send an e-mail to eog@nescent.org.
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| Posted July 2008 |
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Why Teach Evolution?
What is the Importance of
Evolutionary Theory?
Read what Joel Cracraft (former AIBS President) and Rodger W. Bybee (former BSCS Executive Director) have to say in this introduction to the publication, Evolutionary Science and Society: Educating a New Generation. This publication is based on the proceedings of the BSCS/AIBS Symposium on Evolution.
This publication is available both in pdf format and hard copy.
For copyright information, see PDF |
| Posted May 2008 |
 Take a coffee break with these
BSCS recommended resources
The Darwin Correspondence Project
Darwin exchanged letters with more than 2000 people during his lifetime, and The Darwin Correspondence Project provides a searchable digital library of many of Darwin’s original correspondence letters.
WGBH Interactive
Student resources on evolution including short video clips, online lessons, and an evolution library dedicated to helping students complete assignments.
Understanding Evolution - University of California, Berkeley
An online resource for both students and teachers committed to the understanding of Evolution.
NSTA Galápagos
Explore the sights and sounds of the Galápagos, and download online activities. NSTA Galápagos also provides information and resources on teaching evolution.
NESCent
The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center provides a wide variety of resources surrounding the education and outreach of evolution. Explore NESCent’s vast array of resources, courses, and literature.
Colorado Evolution Response Team
A collaboration of scientists devoted to responding to inaccurate attacks on evolutionary theory. CERT web site also offers articles and recommended external links.
NSTA Evolution Resources
NSTA offers a devoted page to useful resources on the subject of evolution. Here you will find Q&A, NSTA books, news, and links to NSTA recommended websites.
Evolution: Education and Outreach
A new journal on Evolution, that is offering free access to articles in 2007/2008. Evolution: Education and Outreach promotes the understanding and teaching of evolution, which targets a wide audience interested in K-16 education. |
| Posted March 2008 |
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.
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Grades nine through 12 |
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Medium to low |
| Time Requirement |
Three to four 50 minute class periods |
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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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