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This category contains websites with online educational resources and links to the relevant resources and departments in educational institutions.

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Resources in This Category

• AAAS News Release - Intelligent Design Theory

  http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2002/1106id2.shtml
  Resolution on intelligent design theory which rejects the theory as an inadequate competitor to evolution.

• BBC News: Teaching the Evolution Teachers

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/education/817000.stm
  Article about a plan to improve how the theory of evolution is taught in the United States and Canada.

• Becoming Human

  http://www.becominghuman.org/
  Online documentary, activities and lesson plans.

• Danny Yee's Book Reviews: Evolution

  http://dannyreviews.com/s/evolution.html
  Reviews of several score books about evolution - mostly popular titles, but some academic works as well.

• Darwin Day at the University of Tennessee

  http://eeb.bio.utk.edu/darwin/
  Annual educational event to encourage teaching evolution as a unifying concept in biology and to disseminate accurate information concerning evolution.

• Eugenie Scott - Evolution and Providence

  http://www.counterbalance.net/evoprov/preses-body.html
  Video of lecture on how to teach evolution.

• Evolution and Nature of Science Institute

  http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/
  Lessons for teaching evolution and the nature of science in high school biology.

• Evolution at Old Dominion University

  http://www.lions.odu.edu/~kkilburn/evohome.htm
  Course-specific materials and links to a variety of web resources on evolutionary biology.

• Evolution Resources from the National Acadamies

  http://nationalacademies.org/evolution/
  Books (some with full online versions), position statements, and research papers.

• Five Major Misconceptions about Evolution

  http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-misconceptions.html
  This article clears up five of the most important misconceptions about evolution. Includes rebuttals.

• How Humans Evolved

  http://www.wwnorton.com/college/anthro/bioanth/
  A general introduction to natural selection and population genetics, human behavior and mating, and the fossil record. Includes quizzes.

• Life and Times of Early Man

  http://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/EarlyMan.html
  Lesson plans and activities for teachers and an introduction to human evolution for children.

• NABT's Statement on Teaching Evolution

  http://www.nabt.org/websites/institution/index.php?p=92
  Position statement that the teaching of biology in an effective and scientifically honest manner requires that evolution be taught in a standards-based instructional framework with effective classroom discussions and laboratory experiences.

• National Association for Objectivity in Science about Evolution

  http://www.objectivityinscience.org/
  Promotes teaching of critical thinking about the theory of evolution.

• National Center for Science Education

  http://ncse.com/
  Clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and certain other theories out.

• NCSE: Statements from Educational Organizations

  http://ncse.com/media/voices/education
  Position statements from several dozen scientific education organizations.

• Ongoing Challenges to Evolution Education: Resources and Activities of the National Academies

  http://www.lifescied.org/cgi/content/full/4/4/269
  Jay B. Labov of the National Academy of Sciences outlines recent and planned activities of the Center for Education concerning the teaching of evolution, and collaborative activities with other organizations.

• PBS: Evolution

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/
  Online course and guide for teachers plus lessons for students.

• Questions and Answers about Scientific Theories

  http://dinosaurtheory.com/theory.html
  A helpful handout for educators addressing questions about scientific theories and misinformation about the theory of evolution.

• Resources for Teaching and Learning Biology

  http://www.aibs.org/education/teaching_resources.html
  The American Institute of Biological Sciences provides links to a number of resources on biology teaching including evolution.

• Systematics and Evolution Research Group

  http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/SandE.hp/S&Ehomepage.html
  Provides information on the graduate study programs at the University of Alberta, the funding opportunities and academic staff.

• Teaching Evolution and the Nature of Science

  http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=5787
  Online book for teachers provided by the National Academy of Sciences.

• Understanding Evolution

  http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
  Teaching the science and history of evolutionary biology, from the University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education.

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