Darwin and evolution: a set of activities based on the evolution of mammals

By Janet M. Haresnape

Issue 337 | Page 75 | Published Jun 2010

Download Resource
Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here

Description

A series of activities illustrating that observations from different sources, such as fossils and DNA, together provide powerful evidence for the evolutionary relationships between mammalian groups.

Teaching Evolution

More from this issue

Science Note: Protein structure – making the abstract more concrete

Journal Article

The tropical rainforest: a valuable natural history resource for students in Singapore

What are students' ideas about a tropical rainforest and how can teachers working in urban settings provide experiential learning for students who...

Journal Article

Effective practical science

A report on a seminar held at the ASE Annual Conference, Nottingham in January 2010.

Journal Article
Show more

Related content

Evolution and religion: adaptation in process?

This article discusses the interrelationship between science and religion, and considers the challenges of teaching evolution in a predominantly...

Wed, 01/01/2014

Journal Article
Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here

Teaching evolutionary biology in schools to foster active learning

Firstly, university students need to develop skills needed for independent study and critical thinking.

Tue, 01/01/2008

Journal Article
Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here

Teaching evolution - a case of better late than never

The theory of evolution, as well-established as any in the history of science, is of vast daily practical use.

Tue, 01/01/2008

Journal Article
Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here

'Darwin-inspired' science: teachers' views, approaches and needs

This article summarises teachers' views on their knowledge of Darwin and his work, issues they raised regarding teaching Darwin-related activi

Tue, 01/01/2008

Journal Article
Login to see content The following document is not available for your current membership, please sign up here