Brilliant depiction of science vs creationism
… as a crossword puzzle. (Local copy)
What really caught my eye was this teacher’s comment, which seems like a neat way to illustrate the concept.
I teach high school freshmen biology and have used a puzzle model to teach nature of science for some years now. Each group gets a small portion of the puzzle, no box and only draws a few pieces in order to make a hypothesis. They then draw a few more, make a new hypothesis and then look at the other groups’ sections. Each group will draw almost the exact same conclusion about the picture which we then liken to a scientific theory. Anytime a question or comment arises later concerning scientific uncertainty, like the incompleteness of the fossil record as an example, all I have to do is remind them of the puzzle lab and I get looks of complete understanding from the class.
(via Pharyngula)
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