back in the 90's I simply photocopied the first and second creation stories from the bible and then handed 1/2 the class one version and the other 1/2 the other version. Then I asked them to list the order that things were created. The students were shocked to find that they were almost the reverse of one another. However, I only did this in one class simply because after thinking about it, I was worried about church-state issues. however, it worked almost TOO well.
Malcolm On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Kerry Griffis-Kyle<[email protected]> wrote: > I am teaching a Sophomore/Junior level evolution course at Texas Tech (where > a significant proportion of my students believe evolution is anti-God). One > of the activities I have them do is take three creationist claims about > science and use the peer-reviewed scientific literature to find evidence to > support or refute the claim. It makes them really think about the issues; > and if they follow the directions, it does a better job than any of my > classroom activities convincing them that the claims against evolution are > just a bunch of hooey. Unfortunately, there are journals claiming > peer-review status that are not. It can be very frustrating. > > Like Raphael, I also wonder if there is a good source the students can use as > a rubric for telling if a journal article is peer-reviewed. > > ***************************** > Kerry Griffis-Kyle > Assistant Professor > Department of Natural Resources Management > Texas Tech University > > --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Raphael Mazor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Raphael Mazor <[email protected]> > Subject: [ECOLOG-L] "real" versus "fake" peer-reviewed journals > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 5:03 PM > > > I've noticed a number of cases lately where groups with a strong political > agenda (on topics like climate change, evolution, stem cells, or human > health) cite "peer reviewed" studies in journals that are essentially > fabricated for the purpose of advancing a specific viewpoint. > > What's a good way to tell when a journal is baloney? Of course, it's easy for > a scientist in his or her own field to know when a journal is a sham, but how > can we let others know it's obviously fake? For example, are only "real" > journals included on major abstract indexing services? > > -- <><><><><><><><><> > Raphael D. Mazor > Biologist > Southern California Coastal Water Research Project > 3535 Harbor Boulevard, Suite 110 > Costa Mesa, CA 92626 > > Tel: 714-755-3235 > Fax: 714-755-3299 > Email: [email protected] > > > > > -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Texas A&M University-Texarkana Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org http://www.twitter.com/herpconbio Fall Teaching Schedule & Office Hours: Landscape Ecology: T,R 10-11:40 pm Environmental Physiology: MW 1-2:40 pm Seminar: T 2:30-3:30pm Genetics: M 6-10pm Office Hours: M 3-6, T: 12-2, W: 3-4 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
