Nuts about Inquiry: Peanut Variation and Natural Selection

Authors

Lindsay M. C. Kasuga
Christine Evans

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Despite the numerous advantages of using inquiry, many teachers do not use this method because of issues such as time constraints and increased workload. In addition, content such as evolution is particularly problematic to teach because of the perceived lack of hands-on activities and societal pressures. This inquiry activity is designed to help students understand an important component of evolution by natural selection. Through this activity students better understand natural variation within populations using peanuts. Students are encouraged to make links between population data, population diversity and evolution by using collected data to construct and interpret graphs. This article promotes National Science Education Content Standards A, C, and G, Iowa Teaching Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Publication Date

Fall 2009

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

36

Issue

3

First Page

8

Last Page

11

Copyright

© Copyright 2009 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Kasuga, Lindsay M. C. and Evans, Christine (2009) "Nuts about Inquiry: Peanut Variation and Natural Selection," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 36: No. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol36/iss3/4