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EVOLUTION AND THE NATURE OF SCIENCE

The EVOLUTION PROJECT is a public broadcast series designed to help you expand your students' understanding of evolution and the nature of science. It will run September 24-27, 8-10 pm—Check your local listings. Plan now to watch and video tape the series. The Evolution Project includes a variety of multimedia resources: the broadcast series which is a 7 part, eight hour series, an evolution web site (http://www.pbs.org/evolution), a multi media library, short classroom videos, online student lessons, teacher methodology videos, an online professional development course, and a teacher's guide.

You may sign up for a FREE copy of the teacher's guide on the Web at http://www.pbs.org/evolution. The guide's seven units include two to three activities, an in-depth investigation, learning goals, background information for teachers, resource lists, and extension activities. The seven units address the following questions and areas:

  • Unit 1: What Is the Nature of Science?

  • Unit 2: Who Was Charles Darwin?

  • Unit 3: What Is the Evidence for Evolution?

  • Unit 4: How Does Evolution Work?

  • Unit 5: How Did Humans Evolve?

  • Unit 6: Why Does Evolution Matter?

  • Unit 7: Why Is Evolution Controversial?

Ryan Rasmussen, Lead Teacher for the Evolution Project in Utah, will conduct workshops specific to Teaching Evolution in the Classroom. The dates for these two workshops will finalized and advertised in early November. For more information, contact Ryan, ryanr@provo.k12.ut.us , or visit the USTA booth at the NSTA Convention in SLC.