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Relevance of Evolution |
Science Asks Three Basic
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- Science Works in Specific Ways
- Principles
- Process
- Characteristics
- Cultural Context
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- Medical Science
- Escape of the Pathogens
- Huntington's Chorea
Agriculture and Economics
- Monoculture and the Irish Potato Famine
- Corn and its Untamed Cousins
- Refuges of Genetic Variation
Conservation
- Species Preservation
- Salmon and Trout
- Decisions, Decisions!
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History
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Introduction
Patterns
- Family Tree
- Phylogenies
- Tree Building
- Classification
- Adding Time
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Mechanisms
- Descent
- Mechanisms of Change
- Genetic Variation
- Genetic Drift
- Natural Selection
- Coevolution
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Microevolution
- Defining Microevolution
- Mechanisms of Microevolution
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Speciation
- Defining a Species
- Defining Speciation
- Causes of Speciation
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Macroevolution
- What is Macroevolution?
- Patterns in Macroevolution
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Big Issues
- Pace of Evolution
- Diversity in Clades
- Looking at Complexity
- Trends in Evolution
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- pre-1800s
- Comparative Anatomy (Vesalius)
- Observation & Natural Theology
(Harvey & Paley)
- Fossils & Birth of Paleontology
(Steno)
- Nested Hierarchies (Linnaeus)
- Old Earth, Ancient Life (Buffon)
- Ecology of Human Populations
(Malthus)
- 1800 - 1900
- Extinctions (Cuvier)
- Early Concepts of Evolution
(Lamarck)
- Developmental Similarities (Von
Baer)
- Biostratigraphy (Smith)
- Uniformitarianism (Lyell)
- Natural Selection (Darwin
& Wallace)
- Fossil Hominids, Human
Evolution (Huxley & Dubois)
- Discrete Genes Are Inherited
(Mendel)
- Biogeography (Wallace &
Wegener)
- Early Evolution &
Development (Haeckel)
- Chromosomes, Mutation, Modern
Genetics (Morgan)
- 1900 - present
- Random Mutations, Evolutionary
Change (Fisher, Haldane, Wright)
- Radiometric Dating (Patterson)
- Starting "The Modern Synthesis"
(Dobzhansky)
- Speciation (Mayr)
- DNA (Crick & Watson)
- Endosymbiosis (Margulis)
- Modern Evolution and Development
(Gould)
- Genetic Similarities (Wilson,
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Evidence |
- Evolution and How it Works
- Origin of Life
- Ladder of Progress
- Evolution is Random
- "Trying" to Adapt
- Satisfying "Needs"
Evidence Regarding Evolution
- Just a Theory
- Theory in Crisis
- Gaps in Record
- Incomplete Theory
- Flawed Theory
- Not Science
- Biologists Reject
Implications of Evolution
- Leads to Immoral Behavior
- Supports "Might Makes Right"
Evolution and Religion
- Evolution and Religion are Incompatible
Teaching Evolution
- Teaching "Both Sides"
- Evolution "Is a Religion"
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Fossil Evidence
- Transitional Forms
Homologies
- Anatomy
- Comparative Anatomy
- Developmental Biology
- Cellular/Molecular Evidence
Distribution in Time and Space
- Chronology
- Geography
Evidence by Example
- Artificial Selection
- Ecology
- Experiments
- Nested Hierarchies
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Teaching
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Overcoming Roadblocks |
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Fundamentals
Lesson Concepts
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Teacher Roadblocks
Student Roadblocks
External Roadblocks
- Suggested Strategies
- Know the Antievolutionists
- Clarifying the Legalities
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Using Appropriate Terminology
Confusing Terms & Phrases
Leaving the Wrong Impression
Keeping Up with the Times
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