Education

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• Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Living Things: Origins of Life  (38)
• Science: Biology: Education  (137)
• Science: Biology: Genetics: Education  (17)
• Science: Earth Sciences: Paleontology: Education  (42)
• Society: Issues: Education: Creation and Evolution  (1)

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• AAAS News Release - Intelligent Design Theory - Resolution on intelligent design theory which rejects the theory as an inadequate competitor to evolution.
• Becoming Human - Online documentary, activities and lesson plans.
• Big Picture on Evolution - Provides articles, student activities and teachers’ resources.
• BioMedia: Eye to Eye - Learning Programs for Biology Education provides a number of articles on the eye and its evolution.
• Danny Yee's Book Reviews: Evolution - Reviews of several score books about evolution - mostly popular titles, but some academic works as well.
• Darwin Day at the University of Tennessee - Annual educational event to encourage teaching evolution as a unifying concept in biology and to disseminate accurate information concerning evolution.
• Eugenie Scott - Evolution and Providence - Video of lecture on how to teach evolution.
• Evidence for Evolution - Basic outline of the evidence for evolution, with further pages that go into more depth.
• Evolution - Highlights of the major pieces of evidence, including living organisms, common ancestry, homologous structures, vestigial organs, biochemistry. Also discusses the theory of evolution.
• Evolution Activities from Access Excellence - Teaching materials related to various aspects of evolutionary biology.
• Evolution and Nature of Science Institute - Lessons for teaching evolution and the nature of science in high school biology.
• Evolution at Old Dominion University - Course-specific materials and links to a variety of web resources on evolutionary biology.
• Evolution Education Institute - EEI aims to promote the understanding of evolution and natural selection within the educational community and society at large. Provides information on in-service professional development, lesson plans, downloads and articles.
• Evolution Education Resource Center - A plain English explanation of evolutionary processes for the average person, with refutations of creationism.
• Evolution Resources from the National Acadamies - Books (some with full online versions), position statements, and research papers.
• Five Major Misconceptions about Evolution - This article clears up five of the most important misconceptions about evolution. Includes rebuttals.
• How Humans Evolved - A general introduction to natural selection and population genetics, human behavior and mating, and the fossil record. Includes quizzes.
• Life Drop - An educational site about evolution. It includes a 3D Java-based virtual world using Artificial Life, as well as information about the main evolution theories.
• NABT's Statement on Teaching Evolution - Position statement.
• National Association for Objectivity in Science about Evolution - Promotes teaching of critical thinking about the theory of evolution.
• National Center for Science Education - Clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and certain other theories out.
• NCSE - Statements from Educational Organizations - Position statements from several dozen scientific education organizations.
• NSTA Position Statement - The Teaching of Evolution - Long summary of NSTA's recommendations.
• Ongoing Challenges to Evolution Education: Resources and Activities of the National Academies - Jay B. Labov of the National Academy of Sciences outlines recent and planned activities of the Center for Education concerning the teaching of evolution, and collaborative activities with other organizations.
• Online Biology Textbook - Constantly updated and revised college-level biology textbook available online for free.
• PBS: Evolution - Online course and guide for teachers plus lessons for students.
• Questions and Answers about Scientific Theories - A helpful handout for educators addressing questions about scientific theories and misinformation about the theory of evolution.
• Resources for Teaching and Learning Biology - The American Institute of Biological Sciences provides links to a number of resources on biology teaching including evolution.
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Evolution House - Provides information on a walk-through glasshouse exhibition demonstrating plant evolution over 3,500 million years. Teacher's pack available.
• Systematics and Evolution Research Group - Provides information on the graduate study programs at the University of Alberta, the funding opportunities and academic staff.
• Teaching Evolution - The Biotechnology Institute passed a position statement strongly condemning the teaching of creationism and its variants because it compromises the quality of US public science education. This site provides a number of articles and other useful resources.
• Teaching Evolution and the Nature of Science - Online book for teachers provided by the National Academy of Sciences.
• Understanding Evolution - Teaching the science and history of evolutionary biology, from the University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education.

• BBC News: Teaching the Evolution Teachers - Article about a plan to improve how the theory of evolution is taught in the United States and Canada. (July 3, 2000)