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…

Today's high school students and biology teachers alike face challenges arising from constantly-changing environments. From global warming to species reduction to energy policy, the issues the students will face will have immediate and long-lasting implications. At the same time, biology teachers are charged with achieving legislated standards,…

Discusses an 84-question survey administered to a random sample of Pennsylvania school districts focusing on the Christian community which has voiced the most concerns about teaching evolution in the schools. Thirty-nine percent of responding high school teachers felt creation science should be taught in the public school. Comparisons are also…