Debating Whether Dinosaurs Should Be "Cloned" from Ancient DNA To Promote Cooperative Learning in an Introductory Evolution Course.

Soja, Constance M.; Huerta, Deborah

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ERIC Number: EJ627167

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Publication Date: 2001

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Debating Whether Dinosaurs Should Be "Cloned" from Ancient DNA To Promote Cooperative Learning in an Introductory Evolution Course.

Soja, Constance M.; Huerta, Deborah

Journal of Geoscience Education, v49 n2 p150-57 Mar 2001

Describes an interactive internet exercise that enables students to engage in cooperative library and web research on a controversial topic in science, specifically the cloning of extinct lifeforms. Creates a dynamic learning environment in a large introductory geology course and demonstrates the importance of scientific literacy. (Author/SAH)

Descriptors: Biology, Cooperative Learning, Dinosaurs, DNA, Evolution, Higher Education, Internet, Introductory Courses, Research Skills, Science Education, Scientific Literacy

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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