North-Central Section–40th Annual Meeting (20–21 April 2006)

Session No. 34
Friday, 21 April 2006: 1:00 PM-5:40 PM

T18. Countering Creationism in the Classroom

Central Section, National Association of Geoscience Teachers

 

Patricia Princehouse, Advocates
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1:00 PM
TEN WAYS TO COUNTER YOUNG EARTH MYTHS
KRAUSS, Lawrence M., Physics, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106-7079, krauss@cwru.edu, krauss@cwru.edu
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1:20 PM
ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: TEACHING DEEP TIME IN A NON-MAJORS COLLEGE BIOLOGY COURSE
RISSING, Steve, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, 264 Aronoff Lab, 318 W 12TH AVE, Columbus, OH 43210, rissing.2@osu.edu, rissing.2@osu.edu
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1:40 PM
THE USES OF HISTORY IN THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM
PRINCEHOUSE, Patricia, Case Western Reserve University, evolution@case.edu, evolution@case.edu
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2:00 PM
IMMUNITY: AN ACCESSIBLE PATH TO EVOLUTION
GREENSPAN, Neil S., Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Wolstein Research Building, Rm. 5130, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7288, neil.greenspan@case.edu, neil.greenspan@case.edu
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2:20 PM
COUNTERING CREATIONIST CLAIMS ABOUT MACROEVOLUTION
SEPKOSKI, David, History Department, Oberlin College, 308 Rice Hall, 10 N. Professor St, Oberlin, OH 44074, dsepkosk@oberlin.edu, dsepkosk@oberlin.edu
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2:40 PM
“THE HIDDEN BOND OF CONNEXION”: COMMON DESCENT AS AN OBSTACLE TO TEACHING EVOLUTION TO COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATES
YACOBUCCI, Margaret M., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403-0211, mmyacob@bgsu.edu, mmyacob@bgsu.edu
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3:00 PM
COMBATING CULTURAL-BASED NONSCIENTIFIC ATTITUDES AND BIASES TOWARDS EVOLUTIONARY THEORY IN INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE SCIENCE COURSES
CRISP, Edward L., Geology Department, West Virginia Univ at Parkersburg, 300 Campus Dr, Parkersburg, WV 26104, Ed.Crisp@mail.wvu.edu, Ed.Crisp@mail.wvu.edu
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3:20 PM
WINNING THE BATTLES BUT LOSING THE WAR? "ANTI-CREATIONISTS" VERSUS "ANTI-EVOLUTIONISTS" IN THE ARENA OF PUBLIC OPINION
SHOEMAKER, Kurt A., Natural Sciences - Geology, Shawnee State University, 940 Second St, Portsmouth, OH 45662, kshoemaker@shawnee.edu, kshoemaker@shawnee.edu
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3:40 PM
MULTICULTURALISM, RELATIVISM, CREATIONISM
WALLER, Sara, Dept of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, sara.waller@case.edu, sara.waller@case.edu
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4:00 PM
SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, MYTHOLOGY: MISCONCEIVING SCIENCE & THE IMPORTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE CULTURAL NARRATIVES
PIVEN, Jerry, Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Ave, Clark Hall, Cleveland, OH 44106, jpiven@earthlink.net, jpiven@earthlink.net
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4:20 PM
BUT WHAT IF INTELLIGENT DESIGN IS TRUE?
SINGHAM, Mano, UCITE Case Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve University, 101 Allen Hall, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7025, mano.singham@case.edu, mano.singham@case.edu
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4:40 PM
INTELLIGENT DESIGN AND ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS
ZICKEFOOSE, Mark, Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701 and LIBARKIN, Julie C., Geological Sciences, Ohio University, 316 Clippinger Labs, Athens, OH 45701, mz257502@ohio.edu, mz257502@ohio.edu
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5:00 PM
LEGAL AND POPULAR CONCEPTIONS OF SCIENCE
MCLARTY, Colin S., Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, cxm7@case.edu, cxm7@case.edu
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