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Why are intelligent design and other religiously based alternatives to evolution not science?
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Learning Objectives
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After completing this session, you will be able to:
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describe the theories of evolution and intelligent design and explain why parents filed a legal suit against the Dover Area School District to prevent intelligent design from being taught;
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evaluate the nature of science and the major arguments of intelligent design;
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explain why intelligent design is not science;
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explain the major concepts and theories in evolutionary biology, particularly as they relate to challenges by intelligent design proponents; and
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generate strategies for eliciting students' ideas about evolution and intelligent design.
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