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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1369649
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
EISSN: EISSN-1938-4211
Why Weightlifters Grunt: A Classroom Exercise That Introduces Students to Evolution
Romesburg, H. Charles
American Biology Teacher, v81 n7 p474-478 Sep 2019
A classroom exercise is described in which college students take part in creating and supporting an evolutionary hypothesis that explains effort grunting. The exercise holds their interest throughout and readies them to understand hypotheses of animal and plant evolution. It informs them about the dependence of cultural evolution upon biological evolution, and it connects widely to curricula.
Descriptors: Evolution, Genetics, Science Instruction, Biology, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Student Interests, Plants (Botany), Science Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Animals, Physical Activities, Physiology, Operant Conditioning
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