Evolution provides us with the "why" in biology, which is critically important in today's world, writes NCSE board member @gravesjl55 in this #WhyTeachEvolution essay. buff.ly/3beGIko#DarwinDay
"I maintain a desire to help the next generation discover, as I did, that science is a language they can embrace without losing their faith." From NCSE Executive Director @evo_phd's #WhyTeachEvolution essay. buff.ly/31On76n#DarwinDay#Evolution
"When teaching biology to young scientists, evolution provides the mortar and tools to assemble the facts into a coherent, meaningful body of understanding." ow.ly/Tnog50ApBwI#WhyTeachEvolution#SciChat#SciComm
"When teachers help students engage directly with the evidence, they help build up an immunity to some of the most toxic misrepresentations of science that abound in popular culture." ow.ly/YTkz50zUT0D#WhyTeachEvolution#SciChat#SciComm#Evolution
Young children seem to prefer stories that provide a causal structure to the world. New evidence that we can and should engage primary school students in understanding the HOW and WHY questions of #Evolution#EvoEdu#WhyTeachEvolutionfrontiersin.org/articles/10.…