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Title: BIOL409 Assignment 1: Darwin's Discovery | |
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Only part of our scientific legacy of ideas on evolution came from Darwin. What was Darwin's discovery about evolution? What scientific ideas that were around before Darwin's discovery did he use for his work? In other words, what ideas provided Darwin with a foundation for new discoveries about evolution? Was Darwin's discovery fact, theory, or hypothesis? In this session and those that follow, you will use the 5E's (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, evaluate), a constructivist approach to explore these questions.
At the end of this session you will know:
You will be able to:
Use information you gather as you complete Sessions 1 and 2 of the Online Evolution Course for Teachers along with assigned textbook readings. You may find it helpful to complete the following optional assignments as described in the Online Course.
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Use your textbooks and the Web resources to prepare and write your answer using a word processor!
Use sessions 1 and 2 of the Evolution course for teachers web site. (Interactive Web: © 2001 Teaching Evolution: Online Course for Teachers is a co-production of WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Clear Blue Sky Productions, Inc.) Copy and paste these URLs into your browser, because you will use them frequently. Make a habit of accessing these Web pages and then open another browser window for CPR. Two sources you should bookmark are
http://scied.fullerton.edu/biol409/intro.html
and
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/
Textbooks
Required
Zimmer, Carl. Evolution, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY, 2001. ISBN 0060199067, chapters 1 and 2.
Optional
Volpe, E.P. & Rosenbaum, P.A. Understanding Evolution, McGraw Hill, 2000. ISBN 0697051374. Chapters 1 and 2.
When you are ready, write and save your essay on your desktop computer and then copy it and paste it into the CPR text box. Access the tutorial link and learn to use html to indicate paragraphs. You must meet the deadlines!
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Writing Prompt |
Only part of our scientific legacy of ideas on evolution came from Darwin. What was Darwin’s discovery about evolution? What scientific ideas were around before Darwin's discovery, and how did he use these for his work? In other words, what ideas provided Darwin with a foundation for new discoveries about evolution? Was Darwin’s discovery fact, theory, or hypothesis?
Write your essay using a word processor to take advantage of the spell check/grammar and word count functions. Pay attention to the CPR word limit. Be brief and make your points in as few words as possible. Your references must fit within the maximum word count.
Add the appropriate HTML bracket codes before copying and pasting your text into CPR.
ALWAYS check your formatting with the "Preview Text" button. This will show you exactly how your essay will appear to the reviewers.
[Note: The text entry field will be here.]
Submit your essay by the deadline at http://cpr.molsci.ucla.edu!