Event Title
Plenary 6: Evolution across the Curriculum: The Nature and Teaching of Science
Location
Moakley Auditorium
Start Time
18-5-2006 2:45 PM
End Time
18-5-2006 4:00 PM
Description
School boards and science departments have faced challenges from creationists who believe that intelligent design – the view that a creator, and not the process of evolution, is responsible for the development of life on this planet – should be taught side by side with evolutionary theory. Our panel discussion will explore two questions that this controversy reveals about the nature and teaching of science:
- How does the controversy show disconnections between the public’s view of science and how it actually works?
- How does the teaching of evolution across the curriculum help address misperceptions in science?
Panelists will give brief presentations, followed by general discussion.
Plenary 6: Evolution across the Curriculum: The Nature and Teaching of Science
Moakley Auditorium
School boards and science departments have faced challenges from creationists who believe that intelligent design – the view that a creator, and not the process of evolution, is responsible for the development of life on this planet – should be taught side by side with evolutionary theory. Our panel discussion will explore two questions that this controversy reveals about the nature and teaching of science:
- How does the controversy show disconnections between the public’s view of science and how it actually works?
- How does the teaching of evolution across the curriculum help address misperceptions in science?
Panelists will give brief presentations, followed by general discussion.
Comments
Moderator: Ronald Pitt