Exploring Our Fluid Earth

Teaching Science as Inquiry

 

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Tips for Teachers: Avoid Raising Misconceptions

Try to avoid using terms like “primitive” or “advanced” when discussing evolutionary relationships as they raise the misconceptions that (1) some taxa are somehow superior to others, and (2) evolution has ceased in some taxa. Sponges continue to evolve and generate new species today (as do mammals and bacteria).

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Exploring Our Fluid Earth, a product of the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG), College of Education. University of Hawaii, 2011. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed for non-profit educational purposes.