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Anthony Lorsbach; Allison Antink Meyer – American Biology Teacher, 2024
This lesson used the correspondence of Charles Darwin as an exploration of nature of science (NOS) in a historical context. Specifically, we used his original correspondence about his "provisional hypothesis" of pangenesis as a novel way to explore a scientist's social community. Darwin's community of friends and colleagues in the…
Descriptors: Scientists, Science History, Preservice Teacher Education, Primary Sources
Beeson, Chay; Kosal, Erica – American Biology Teacher, 2023
Evolutionary medicine is a growing area of research and practice; however, it is not widely discussed in introductory biology courses. Because of the interest in human biology, using evolutionary medicine is a great way to hold students' interest, placing topics in context, making the subject of evolution relevant. Too often students lose interest…
Descriptors: Medicine, Evolution, Biology, Science Instruction
Spier, Sarah K.; Dauer, Joseph T. – American Biology Teacher, 2023
There is an emphasis on survival-based selection in biology education that can allow students to neglect other important evolutionary components, such as sexual selection, reproduction, and inheritance. Student understanding of the role of reproduction in evolution is as important as student understanding of the role of survival. Limiting…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Education, Birth, Genetics
Abdallah, Delbert S. Abi; Fonner, Christopher W.; Lax, Neil C.; Babeji, Matthew R.; Palé, Fatimata – American Biology Teacher, 2023
In instructional settings, evolution and natural selection are challenging concepts to teach, due to the fact that these topics are difficult to observe in the laboratory or lecture hall. In the past few years, Avida-ED has emerged as an innovative tool for teaching evolutionary principles. It allows students to directly observe effects of…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Evolution, Genetics, Science Education
Kaloi, Mahealani; Hopper, Jonas D.; Hubble, Gabriella; Niu, Megan E.; Shumway, Spencer G.; Tolman, Ethan R.; Jensen, Jamie L. – American Biology Teacher, 2022
While some have argued that abandoning religious belief is the only way to help religious individuals accept evolution, we strongly contend that highlighting faith-evolution compatibility is much more effective. This article describes a professional development event for science teachers and religious educators highlighting ways to teach human…
Descriptors: Evolution, Religion, Faculty Development, Science Instruction
Hanisch, Susan; Eirdosh, Dustin – American Biology Teacher, 2021
Evolutionary anthropologists commonly describe humans as a highly cooperative species, based on our evolved socio-cognitive capacities. However, students and the general public may not necessarily share this view about our species. At the same time, fostering our ability to cooperate is considered a key foundation for achieving sustainable…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Biology, Science Instruction, Sustainable Development
Grether, Gregory F. – American Biology Teacher, 2021
Evolution by natural selection is key to understanding life and of considerable practical importance in public health, medicine, biotechnology, and agriculture. "The Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS) include natural selection among several evolutionary concepts that all third-graders should know. This article explores a novel…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Genetics
Barnes, M. Elizabeth; Werner, Ruth; Brownell, Sara E. – American Biology Teacher, 2020
Evolution remains a controversial issue in the United States, particularly for evangelical Christians, who as a group have been a key player in anti-evolution education legislation. Religious cultural competence can be effective in decreasing undergraduate biology students' perceived conflict between religion and evolution. However, the impact on…
Descriptors: Evolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Christianity, Religion
Romesburg, H. Charles – American Biology Teacher, 2019
A classroom exercise is described in which college students take part in creating and supporting an evolutionary hypothesis that explains effort grunting. The exercise holds their interest throughout and readies them to understand hypotheses of animal and plant evolution. It informs them about the dependence of cultural evolution upon biological…
Descriptors: Evolution, Genetics, Science Instruction, Biology
Schultheis, Elizabeth H.; Kjelvik, Melissa K. – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Current educational reform calls for increased integration between science and mathematics to overcome the shortcomings in students' quantitative skills. Data Nuggets (free online resource, http://datanuggets.org) are worksheets that bring data into the classroom, repeatedly guiding students through the scientific method and making claims…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Process Skills, Educational Change, Statistical Analysis
Bland, Mark W.; Morrison, Elizabeth – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Evolution is widely regarded as biology's unifying theme, yet rates of rejection of evolutionary science remain high. Anecdotal evidence suggests that cognitive dissonance leading to an emotional response is a barrier to learning about and accepting evolution. We explored the hypothesis that students whose worldviews may be inconsistent with the…
Descriptors: Biology, Emotional Response, Evolution, Science Instruction
Kudrna, Jeremy; Shore, Marta; Wassenberg, Deena – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Anthropogenic climate change (ACC) and evolution are examples of issues that are perceived differently by scientists and the general public. Within the scientific community, there are clear consensuses that human activities are increasing global temperatures (ACC) and that evolutionary mechanisms have led to the biodiversity of life on Earth…
Descriptors: Climate, Evolution, Science Instruction, Comprehension
Countryman, Lyn L.; Maroo, Jill D. – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Considerable anecdotal evidence indicates that some of the most difficult concepts that both high school and undergraduate elementary-education students struggle with are those surrounding evolutionary principles, especially speciation. It's no wonder that entry-level biology students are confused, when biologists have multiple definitions of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, College Science, Evolution, Scientific Principles
Aydin, Serap Öz – American Biology Teacher, 2015
For many students, preconceived notions about Darwin are among the most significant obstacles in learning about the theory of evolution by natural selection. I present an activity designed to eliminate this obstacle and encourage empathizing with Darwin, utilizing the history-of-science approach. Through the activity, students' negative thoughts…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Scientific Principles, Evolution
Senter, Phil; Ambrocio, Zenis; Andrade, Julia B.; Foust, Katanya K.; Gaston, Jasmine E.; Lewis, Ryshonda P.; Liniewski, Rachel M.; Ragin, Bobby A.; Robinson, Khanna L.; Stanley, Shane G. – American Biology Teacher, 2015
Lists of vestigial biological structures in biology textbooks are so short that some young-Earth creationist authors claim that scientists have lost confidence in the existence of vestigial structures and can no longer identify any verifiable ones. We tested these hypotheses with a method that is easily adapted to biology classes. We used online…
Descriptors: Biology, Evolution, Creationism, Science Education