Evolution Examination Assignment
Evolution Examination Assignment
Evolution Examination Assignment
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Disclaimer on Evolution Examination: Read our textbook Jurmain et al Ch. 2.
2) The Alabama State Board of Education adopted the following disclaimer on evolution to be put into every biology textbook used in public schools. Read the disclaimer in the box below and consider what it is saying:
A Message from the Alabama State Board of Education
This textbook discusses evolution, a controversial theory some scientists present as a scientific explanation for the origin of living things, such as plants, animals, and humans.
No one was present when life first appeared on earth. Therefore, any statement about life’s origins should be considered as theory, not fact.
The word “evolution” may refer to many types of change. Evolution describes changes that occur within a species. (White moths, for example, may “evolve” into gray moths.) This process is microevolution, which can be observed and described as fact. Evolution may also refer to the change of one living thing to another, such as reptiles into birds. This process, called macroevolution, has never been observed and should be considered a theory. Evolution also refers to the unproven belief that random, undirected forces produced a world of living things.
There are many unanswered questions about the origin of life which are not mentioned in your textbooks, including:
Why did the major groups of animals suddenly appear in the fossil record (known as the Cambrian Explosion)?
Why have no new major groups of living things appeared in the fossil record in a long time?
Why do the major groups of plants and animals have no transitional forms in the fossil record?
How did you and all living things come to possess such a complete and complex set of “instructions” for building a living body?
Study hard and keep an open mind. Someday you may contribute to the theories of how living things appeared on earth.
3) Now using what you’ve learned from Jurmain et al Ch.2, analyze this disclaimer and answer the following three questions:
What errors and misconceptions about evolution in the disclaimer are you able to identify?
What can you say about the disclaimer authors’ understanding of the scientific method?
Why do you think that school boards across the country adopt similar disclaimers for evolution, but never for other theories (such as plate tectonics or gravity)?
Answer these three questions in a two-page, double-spaced, typed paper. Include your name and course section number. You must submit this assignment on Canvas. NOTE: Do not try to answer the questions in the disclaimer in the box above. Those questions are a part of the disclaimer that I want you to analyze.
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The assignments are to be done in Microsoft Word with Times New Roman 12- point font. Each assignment should use the modified APA 6th edition format. The assignment templates are set up in this modified format. The reference page should be in the APA format for every reference. The word requirement for the assignments are specifically stated in the guidelines of the assignment. The word count is from the first word of the introductory paragraph to the last word of the conclusion paragraph. FYI.
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1- There should be a cited reference for each section of a paper as there are conclusion statements in each section (to meet the grading criteria) so the conclusion should be supported by a reference as the assignments are evidence-based research, clinical papers.
2- Word Count- The word count is done from the first word of the introductory paragraph to the last word of the conclusion. The word count must be within the minimum and maximum word limit stated in the assignment instructions. A 10% – point reduction will be made in the total points for the assignment.
Week 1 and 5 assignments should have SIX studies. Week 5 assignment is a compilation of sections from the week 1, 2 & 3 assignments.
Weeks 2 and 3 need to have at least THREE studies in the form of research studies. Please make sure that you look at the instructions for the assignment as well as the grading rubric. I have also provided templates for ALL assignments. It is in your best interest to use these as it will guide you so that you do not make common formatting errors.
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