This is for grades 9-12, high school!!!!! If we're reduced to this candy exercise to teach one of the basic tenets of biology to high school seniors, I'm afraid all is lost.
On Sep 22, 9:00 pm, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi y'all - I'd end up getting even > fatter:http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/lessons/candy_dish.html > > On Sep 22, 7:41 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "...some new ways to use jelly beans to teach natural selection..." - > > clog > > > IF you include humans in that lesson...selecting candy to eat, you > > just *might* end up supporting ID! ;-) > > > On Sep 22, 5:30 pm, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi y'all: > > > > Dear Tennessee members of NCSE, If you're attending the National > > > Association of Biology Teachers professional development conference at > > > the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, October 15-18, 2008, be sure to > > > look for NCSE! On October 15, NCSE's Louise S. Mead and Jason Wiles > > > will present "Survival of the Unpalatable: The High Cost of Good > > > Taste" -- a hands-on workshop featuring a discussion of common > > > roadblocks and some new ways to use jelly beans to teach natural > > > selection. It takes place at 1:00 p.m. in Room 204 (Convention > > > Center). On October 16, NCSE's Eugenie C. Scott, Victor Hutchison, and > > > Steve Case will speak on "Avoiding Kitzmiller v. Dover: Keeping Your > > > District Out Of Court" -- Scott, Hutchison, and Case will offer advice > > > for avoiding the next Dover. The event takes place at 2:30 p.m. in > > > Ballroom B (Convention Center). On October 18, NCSE's Louise S. Mead > > > will discuss "Evolution Education in the 21st Century" -- Interested > > > in updating your evolution lectures? Pressured to address alternatives > > > to the theory of evolution? The event takes place at 12:30 p.m. in > > > Room 201 (Convention Center). Plus NCSE will have a booth in the > > > exhibit hall, with free literature as well as books, bumperstickers, > > > and t-shirts for sale. Or just stop by to say hello! There's a lot of > > > other great stuff going on at the conference, but of particular note > > > is a talk by Judge John Jones III, who presided over the Kitzmiller v. > > > Dover case. The event takes place at 3:45 p.m. on October 17, in > > > Ballroom B (Convention Center). Registration for the conference is > > > required. For further information, visit:http://www.nabt.org/sites/S6/ > > > index.php?p=563 > > > Sincerely, Glenn BranchDeputy DirectorNational Center for Science > > > Education, Inc.420 40th Street, Suite 2Oakland, CA > > > 94609-2509510-601-7203 x305fax: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://www.ncseweb.orgNot > > > in Our Classrooms: Why Intelligent Design Is Wrong for Our > > > Schoolshttp://www.ncseweb.org/niocEugenieC. Scott's Evolution vs. > > > Creationismhttp://www.ncseweb.org/evcNCSE'sworkis supported by its > > > members. Join today!http://www.ncseweb.org/membership.asp-Hide quoted > > > text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
