Graphics for pro-science presentations Good for overhead transparencies, Powerpoint shows, and even Xeroxed handouts
Bush would like to allow "local folks" the option of teaching about supernatural explanations of life. (Notes: "jury" would be better word than "verdict"; evolution doesn't have anything to do with the formation of our planet.) More information...
George Bush wants intelligent design creationism to be "properly" taught along with evolution. His science advisor, John Marburger, is on record saying that "intelligent design is not a scientific concept." More information...
Proponents of intelligent design freely admit that their movement is simply a renamed creationism. Proponents of intelligent design are usually members of christian sects. More information...
Deniers of evolution and the Holocaust use same strategy, which is to suggest a nonexisting controversy. "Teaching the controversy" also ignores the fact that class time is already crunched for time teaching the accepted standards. More information...
Because most people don't know what "evolution" means, it's good to show them. Note: Darwin did not come up with the theory of evolution (he just popularized it). More information...
Darwin's theory of natural selection is one of the natural mechanisms that can cause descent with modification. Divine intervention is not a natural mechanism, by the way. More information...
Learning about evolution is fun and it's on the test. The answers are (D) and (E), respectively. More information...
Evolution's El Guapos are people who think mythology outranks the importance of nonfiction. More information...
Lynne Cheney:
Three Amigos:
If you use any of the above in a presentation, please send me a note to tell me how it went. Before you give your presentation, check out the National Center for Science Education's "12 tips for presenting at school board meetings" and be sure to bring lots of copies of NCSE's "25 ways to support science education" (pdf file) to hand out. If you have leftovers, leave them in local coffee shops or other places where parents and teachers might congregate, or mail them to your so-called friends who were too lazy to go to school board meetings.