Origin and Evolution
Are birds decended from dinosaurs, or birds and dinosaurs decended from a common ancestor?
What is the evidence for the origin of birds?
Remember that evolution has occcurred and all organisms share a common ancestor if we go back far enough in time, and new species arrive by naturral selection and speciation over time.
Evidence from proponents of the dinosaur origin theory.
Evidence from the proponents of the common ancestor theory.
Evidence from the latest findings of new fossils.
Learn to critically analyze statements of "experts."
Learn to seek reliable evidence to support one's hypothesis.
Learn that a hypothesis is just that, given no proof.
Learn that hypotheses and theories can/should change with new evidence.
Unit test.
Oral and written reports.
Homework projects.