Why Weightlifters Grunt: A Classroom Exercise That Introduces Students to Evolution

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 d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American biology teacher 2019-09, Vol.81 (7), p.474-478
1. Verfasser:	Romesburg, H. Charles
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological evolution Biology Classroom Techniques Classrooms College Students cultural evolution Curricula Dependence effort grunting Evolution FEATURE ARTICLE Genetics Introducing students to evolution Operant Conditioning Physical Activities Physiology Plants (Botany) Science Curriculum Science Instruction Student Interests Students Teaching Methods
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0002-7685 1938-4211
DOI:	10.1525/abt.2019.81.7.474