Teaching Creation and Evolution in Iowa Schools

Authors

Jack Gerlovich, Iowa Department of Public InstructionFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In February, 1977 a bill (H.F. 154) was introduced in the Iowa House of Representatives that read as follows: "If a public school district offers courses which teach pupils about the origin of humankind and which include scientific theories relating to origin, instruction shall include consideration of the creation theory as supported by modern sciences."' In May 1977 the Urbandale School District made a written appeal to the Iowa Department of Public Instruction to consult with experts in the science community to determine if the evidence used to support the creationist theory was credible and should be made available to students as an example of good scientific investigation.

Publication Date

April 1980

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

17

Issue

1

First Page

3

Last Page

8

Copyright

© Copyright 1980 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Gerlovich, Jack (1980) "Teaching Creation and Evolution in Iowa Schools," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 17: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol17/iss1/3