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Direct linkde Moura Silva, Gabriel; Lahr, Daniel J. G.; Silva, Rosana Louro Ferreira – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
In this article, we present how educational resources for zoology designed by undergraduate students help to propose means of action for teaching diversity and animal evolution in basic education. We realised that activities of creation and analysis of educational resources, in the context of didactic planning, have the potential to approximate…
Descriptors: Zoology, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Evolution
Wendel, Paul J. – Science & Education, 2011
In a regional young-earth creationist museum, objects are presented as if they speak for themselves, purportedly embodying proof that the earth is less than 10,000 years old, that humans have lived on earth throughout its history, and that dinosaurs and humans lived simultaneously. In public lectures, tours, and displays, museum associates…
Descriptors: Observation, Paleontology, Museums, Creationism
Peer reviewedLaferriere, Joseph E. – American Biology Teacher, 1989
The concept of paraphyly is defined and its importance in the teaching of evolution and taxonomy is discussed. Examples are included to illustrate this concept. A list of 14 references is provided. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Classification, College Science
Peer reviewedMacMahon, James A.; And Others – BioScience, 1978
A level of organization schema is presented which uses the concept of the organism as the pivotal unit and emphasizes biological relationships. (BB)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biological Sciences, Biology, Classification
