Evolution and Medicine: An Inquiry-Based High School Curriculum Supplement

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 603-612

  Beardsley, Paul M ^a,e   Stuhlsatz, Molly A M ^a   Kruse, Rebecca A ^a   Eckstrand, Irene A ^b   Gordon, Shefa D ^c   Odenwald, Ward F ^d  

^a Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Colorado Springs   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common ancestry; Evolution; Evolution and medicine; High school; Inquiry; Instructional model; Natural selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857892441     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-011-0361-2     Document Type: Review

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