Science+&+The+Courts

[|​Science & The Courts Unit]

**__COURSE TASK__ ** __**:**__ Students will work in small groups to produce a collaborative wiki space that illustrate an understanding of topics discussed in the unit, how to research court cases, and explain how science applies to the American justice system in the past and present. The wiki space should incorporate the use of at least three technology strategies that you have learned during the technology program.

 =Day 1 - Wikispace = =Day 1 Objectives: = 1. Define Evolution in their own words 2. Evaluate social, cultural, and political events of the early 1900s
 * // Students will be Able to //** :

Opener: //**Video Objectives** // Watch the short video below and in your virtual notebook:


 * Identify the objective of the video
 * Pose 1-2 questions you have
 * Find a similar image, event or topic to represent what you watched

-Object of the video: Theory of Evolution -Why did it show the different clothing styles at the end? Is that considered Evolution? -Similiar Image, Event or Topic to represent what you watched: I chose this picture, because it related to the Simpson's clip because it is the Evolution of Man. This picture shows the changes of man from early primate to what we came to be presently.

Activity 1: Wordle



__Three Most Important Words__ -Adaptation -Theory -Change  __Why?__  These three words, are the most important because it is basically what Evolution means. Evolution is a theory in which there are a series of adaptations and changes throughout generations.

Activity 2!

Begin with the Evolution 101 website using its simulations to refresh yourself with the theory. Notice the website is titled Evolution 101, meaning it will provide a BASIC description of the thoery. Therefore, you may need to explore some other resources to gain a complete understanding.

Think/Write:

As you go through these simulations answer the following Frayer Model Questions on EVOLUTION in your virtual notebooks:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Characteristics
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Definitions
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Examples
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Non-Examples

<span style="color: #11c511; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Three Minute Pause! 2. Add your own thoughts 3. Pose clarifying questions//** <span style="color: #b0943b; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Second Wordle! //Theory://**Theory**
 * //1. Summarize key points so far

<span style="color: #ff5200; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">America in the 1920's - Postive or Negative, Why? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Honestly, I have no clue whether to say the 1920's were positive or negative. I mean, flappers, the KKK, Prohibition, the addition of two more Amendments to the Constitution and the Scopes Trial is so much to take in consideration! Well, I would say that to be an American in the 1920's or even America as a nation in the 1920's, was a negative era, because of some events that happened, that were negative were much more frequent than positive events.

<span style="color: #c51660; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Activity 3! //Interactive activity on the 1920s in Review: **Explore each of the links below and gather information on the social, political, economic and cultural changes of the early 1900's. Record your information on the graphic below. Once it is complete, copy and paste the graphic organizer into your virtual notebook.**// //Using the information from your 1900's events graphic organizer complete an interactive timeline using the link below:// [|Interative Timelines!]


 * Do you think that scientific research and discovery might be in conflict with some values and ideals of the 1920's? Why or why not? Provide evidence from today's activities to support your response.**

==<span style="color: #ff5200; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Summarizing Activity: <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//To be completed in your virtual notebook// == <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Now that we have investigated evolution and highlighted some of the events, opinions and trends of the 1920s**: evidence and analysis 1. Identify parallels between this topic and conflicts/events that are going on today. 2. Make an argument for or against the theory of Evolution supporting your argument.

=<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Science Clashes with Society in the 1920's: = =<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Tennessee v. John Scopes (1925) = =<span style="color: #156ac6; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">"Scopes Monkey Trial" =

=<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Day 2 - Wikispace = =<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Day 2 Objectives: = // Students will be Able to //** : 1. Explain the controversy of teaching evolution in schools 2. Identify the different views about teaching evolution in schools 3.Evaluate the impact of the Scopes trial in America **

You've already defined "evolution". Now use online resources to find out what is meant by "creationism"

Directions: Watch until everyone's favorite middle child, Lisa Simpson, is arrested!!** Answer the following questions on the clip from the Simpson episode entitled, "//Monkey Suit//," in your notebook after watching the video:
 * Watch the clip of the Simpson episode entitled, "**//Monkey Suit//**" beginning at 8:23. As you watch take note of how people are reacting to the ideas of both evolution and creationism in school.

-I think that the message from this clip was very obvious, it was very bias in the way of teaching evolution, it believed a lot in creatioism and not in the theory of evolution, the simple, tradional view of how we came to be. -That the government was very corrupt because they just wanted to make their jobs easier, not what's right.
 * 1. What was the message of this cartoon clip?**

I think that a whole town, wouldn't really decide whether, the schools should just teach one or the other, because when you bring religion into a school, many bad things could happen, especially with all the differnt points of views and many different religions.
 * 2. Do you think something like this could actually happen?**

<span style="color: #11c511; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">I See/It Means on Scopes Trial



<span style="color: #ff5200; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Mark-Up on Butler Act



==<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Activity 2a: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> The Scopes Monkey Trial ==

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;">Read and mark-up the text of the document below <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">, h <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;">ighlight and insert comments.
 * Directions:**

Once you've completed reading and marking up / highlighting / commenting you'll be learning how to share your comments with one another online, using a program called [|Pirate Pad].

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each of you will be assigned a Piratepad website which will connect you with other classmates. Each of you should upload/copy paste your word documents with mark-ups comments and highlights into the left hand side of the page.

Read each other's comments and chat with each other about these on the right hand side where it says "chat"

<span style="color: #c51660; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Activity 2b: The Scopes Monkey Trial
The Monkey Trial was actually called <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">__//Tennessee v. John Scopes//__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Your task is to learn what happened in the trial. You're going to use the online resources listed below to research and respond to the numbered tasks below.

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**Summarizing the trial:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline;">//You may complete this activity in a word document or on Sticky notes// <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> What importance did each person/organization play in the case Evaluate the perspective each person/organization had on the teaching of evolution in public schools Do you agree with the outcome of the trial? Why or why not?



=<span style="color: #6c08aa; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Conclusion: =
 * To complete today’s work you may select one of two __options__ to show us what you have learned.**


 * 1.** Create a Glog using //Glogster.com// to illustrate what you have learned about //__Tennessee v. John Scope__.//
 * 2.** Create a Slideshow using //Slide.com// to illustrate your learning.
 * Both options should include videos/pictures/audio/text to make the final product interactive.

In thisl project you should show evidence of what you have learned and your analysis of the case. In the end this project should be something that would help US History students at Malden High School learn about this trial while applying content from their Biology class.

Use any resources on the Science and the Courts wikispace to help you, including any activities and links we haven’t used this week.

Visit my [|Glog] on the John Scopes Monkey Trial

<span style="color: #1eb4d2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Reflection on Glog I used the pictures, links, and words I used in my Glog for various reasons. First, I chose to make a collage of some of the cartoons that were made in the 1920's to the present time about the John Scopes Trial because I think that these cartoons played a very large role in what people thought of the trial. At this time, in 1925, the television wasn't created just yet and the people of the United States listened to the radio and read the newspaper to check out the daily news. I think that the majority of the people at this time were reading the newspaper and seeing all of these cartoons with monkeys involving the John Scopes Trial. I chose the links that I did, because I felt as though these links of websites weren't just plain old, websites that gave you the simple boring facts about a certain topic, they went into an indepth detailed description of the trial. Some of these websites that are linked in my Glog actually were very interactive.

=<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Science and the Justice System Today​ <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Day 3 - Wikispace =

<span style="color: #1eb4d2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Day 3: Objectives
//Students will be able to:// Explain how their Glog/Slide represents the signifcance of events that occurred during the Scopes Trial Identify and explain the connection between science and the justice system in today's world

<span style="color: #ff5200; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">10 Words or Less Summary on Scopes Trial Scopes Trial was bias, faced seperation of Church and State.

<span style="color: #ff5200; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Symbol That Represents Science in the Courts

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