Using the Pokemon Alphabet to Teach Classification and Phylogeny.

From: Science Scope | Date: January 1, 2006| Author: Freidenberg, Rolfe, Jr.; Kelly, Martin | Copyright information

Byline: Rolfe Freidenberg Jr. and Martin Kelly

Over the last decade, science teachers have experienced many changes in the standards for science education. The National Science Education Standards now include three unifying concepts and processes: systems-order and organization; evidence-models and explanation; and evolution. In addition, the life science standards include knowledge of the diversity of organisms (levels 5-8) and biological evolution (levels 9-12) (NRC 19...

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