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| Understanding Earth's geological age and evolution ... - Minnpost.com Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:52 AM PDT Scientists in Charles Darwin's time had none of today's radiometric dating technology to help gauge the Earth's age. The most widely accepted beliefs while Darwin was writing his "On the Origin of the Species" were off more than 4 billion years from today's scientifically accepted estimates. Imagine the headaches this caused for Darwin as he tried to fit his theory of evolution by natural selection into a time frame that held the planet to be only 20 million to 00 million years old. Well, it turns out that understanding the age of the Earth still is a key to understanding and accepting human evolution, according to research by University of Minnesota biologists. And, like evolution itself, the age question still is contentious. High school and college students who understand the Earth's geological age — 4.5 billion years — are much more likely to understand evolution, the Minnesota researchers report in the March issue of the journal Evolution. The research team included biology professors Sehoya Cotner and Randy Moore as well as D. Christopher Brooks of the university's Office of Information Technology. The researchers surveyed 400 students enrolled in several sections of a U of M introductory biology course for non-majors. They asked about knowledge of evolution, the Earth's age and whether students were taught evolution or creationism in high school as well as questions about religious and political views. Students who understood the Earth to be billions of years old were more likely to know something about evolution and understand it. "The role of the Earth's age is a key variable that we can use to improve education about evolution, which is important because it is the unifying principle of biology," Cotner said in a statement about the findings. The authors acknowledge that the age question ties into a boiling stew of belief differences that relate to religion and politics. "A vocal group of citizens and religious activists continue to insist that Earth is less than 10,000 years old," they said. They cite data from several polls showing that a good share of the public — and, even biology teachers and majors — buy into anti-Darwinian views and young-Earth theory: • A Gallup Poll conducted last year amid the widely-noted celebration of Darwin's 200th birthday, found that only four in 10 Americans believe in evolution. • Another study in 2008 reported that 16 percent of biology teachers believed that human beings were created by God in their present form within the last 10,000 years. • A similar percentage of biology majors consider themselves to be "young-Earth creationists," a view that generally holds the Earth to be less than 10,000 years old. They also note that far less funding goes to the National Center for Science Education than to institutions promoting creationism such as the Answers in Genesis Creation Museum in Kentucky, which says on its web site that it "counters evolutionary natural history museums that turn minds against Scripture." In Darwin's age, the conflicting views were coming from other scientists. "The most widely accepted estimates of Earth's age were those of William Thomson (later Lord Kelvin)," the Minnesota researchers said. "Kelvin used calculations involving thermodynamics to argue that Earth is only 20-100 million years old -- an age far too brief to accommodate evolution by natural selection." Understanding that the history of life on Earth ultimately relies on geology, Darwin referred to Thomson's claim as one of his "sorest troubles." "Darwin suspected that Earth was much older than Thomson claimed, but Thomson's enormous stature as a scientist obliged Darwin to reconcile his claims with Kelvin's data," they said. To accommodate Kelvin's timeline, Darwin proposed an explanation of inheritance that eventually was proved wrong. "Clearly, Earth's age remains one of the "sorest troubles" for many people today, just as it did for Darwin," they said. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | ||
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| Pearson Showcases Online Curricula for Educating Scientists of ... - PRWeb Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:02 AM PDT | Hosts 18 Thought-Provoking Workshops by Renowned Educator-Authors Philadelphia (PRWEB) March 18, 2010 -- President Obama recently called strengthening America's role as the "world's engine of scientific discovery and technological innovation" the key to developing our country's future leaders. This week at the 2010 National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference in Philadelphia, the education, technology and services company, Pearson, will showcase its innovative programs that give teachers the next-generation tools for educating those U.S. scientists of tomorrow the President and our country are counting on. Don Buckley, co-author of Pearson's new Interactive Science program and Director of Technology at The School at Columbia University, reveals how this new middle school curriculum takes learning to the next level, allowing students to both learn science concepts and build critical collaboration, networking, multi-tasking and cognitive skills. Interactive Science enables middle school students to read, write, draw, graph and self-assess all in one place, actively engaging students with real-world content. Taking full advantage of technology to personalize learning, Interactive Science's robust online learning environment, MyScienceOnline.com, engages students with videos, state-of-the-art virtual labs, interactive activities, vocabulary games, research opportunities, content-related math problems and self-assessments. Featuring best practices in science instruction and aligned to NSTA standards, Interactive Science is based on Dr. Grant Wiggins' Understanding by Design model and focuses on interactive, visual and differentiated learning strategies to help teachers provide personalized learning for all students. Dr. Wiggins will share how the Understanding by Design model can support science instruction in his NSTA conference presentation, "The Big Questions of Science! Starting With the End in Mind Using Understanding by Design." In several special workshops, Ken Miller and Joe Levine, internationally renowned scientist-authors of the nation's bestselling high school biology program named for them, will present innovative ways to address the hot topics being discussed in high school classrooms around the country. Like Pearson's middle school program, the award-winning " Miller & Levine Biology" features a digital path that is engaging thousands of students across the country on a virtual science journey. Through Biology.com, students meet their partners on this science adventure - a team of "ecogeeks" who created real experiences by infusing curriculum topics with a new relevance for students. Described by Levine as "science reality TV," "Untamed Science" offers the perfect blend of energy, enthusiasm and solid scientific knowledge. Two of the ecogeeks are also hosting a workshop at the conference where they will show teachers how they integrate their own videos into science instruction. The presentations by Pearson authors at the 2010 NSTA Conference emphasize the company's deep commitment to harnessing technology to personalize and improve learning. More details about the thought-provoking workshops follow: Thursday, March 18
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| The Wistar Institute Welcomes New Board Members - Newsblaze.com Posted: 18 Mar 2010 09:13 AM PDT Newswise - The Wistar Institute recently welcomed Gail Walker Hearn and Milton S. Schneider to its board of trustees. Gail Walker Hearn is a biology professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she teaches courses in ecology and animal behavior. Prior to joining Drexel's faculty in 2007, Hearn taught biology at Arcadia University for 34 years, and chaired the Department of Biology from 1983 to 1986. At Arcadia, Hearn earned the Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Frank and Evelyn Steinbrucker Professorship. Hearn is the founder and director of the Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program (BBPP), a wildlife conservation program for rare species of primates, sea turtles, and large vertebrates on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, Africa. Hearn has secured more than $2.5 million in grants to support conservation and education at BBPP since 1997. Hearn serves on boards of the Academy of Natural Sciences, First Hospital Foundation, Penn Medicine (formerly University of Pennsylvania Health System), and Pennsylvania Hospital. She earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Bryn Mawr College and a doctoral degree in protein biochemistry from Rockefeller University. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Penrose Research Lab at the Philadelphia Zoo. Milton S. Schneider, an investor and residential and commercial real estate developer, is the founder and principal of The Glenville Group, a real estate development and investment firm in Lafayette Hill, Pa. Schneider is a member of the National Advisory Board of the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as an Advisory Faculty Board Member of the Institute for Private Investors and is on the advisory board of a number of real estate and private equity funds. An avid rower who has competed in international competitions, Schneider is President of the Anti-Defamation League Foundation and serves as a member of the League's National Executive Committee. He serves on the board of directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. "With their expertise and leadership, I am confident our new members will complement Wistar's dynamic board of trustees, who are integral to Wistar's success as a leader in cancer research and vaccine development," said Wistar President and CEO Russel E. Kaufman, M.D. The Wistar Institute is an international leader in biomedical research with special expertise in cancer research and vaccine development. Founded in 1892 as the first independent nonprofit biomedical research institute in the country, Wistar has long held the prestigious Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer Institute. The Institute works actively to ensure that research advances move from the laboratory to the clinic as quickly as possible. The Wistar Institute: Today's Discoveries - Tomorrow's Cures. On the Web at www.wistar.org.
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