NOVA presents "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial"
Broadcast: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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(Quicktime or Windows Media required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Senior Executive Producer's Story
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Read excerpts from an interview and watch a short video with
Senior Executive Producer Paula Apsell explaining why NOVA
decided to tackle the controversial issue debated in Kitzmiller
v. Dover. (Grades 9-12)
In Defense of Intelligent Design
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/defense-id.html
Find out in this interview why Phillip Johnson, known as the
father of intelligent design, feels that evidence for evolution
is insubstantial, why he believes that intelligent design is a
testable science, and what his thoughts are about the Dover case.
(Grades 9-12)
Dover PA
"This country wasn't founded on Muslim beliefs or evolution," "This
country was founded on Christianity, and our students should be taught
as such." ~
Dover Pennsylvania School Board member Bill Buckingham, chair of the
curriculum committee, started this fight. He objects to Darwinism. He
wants a science book that teaches Christian creationism.
The suit brought by 11 parents
is being heard without a jury in Harrisburg by U.S. District Judge John
Jones III, whom President Bush appointed to the bench in 2002.
12/20/05
A federal judge today declared the teaching of intelligent design in Dover Area School District unconstitutional, saying an "ill-informed faction on a school board" adopted a policy that violated the separation of church and state.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
In Defense of Evolution
http://www.pbs.org/nova/id/defense-ev.html
Discover in this interview with biology professor and author
Kenneth Miller what evolution is and why it is so controversial,
what Miller sees as the flaws in the intelligent-design argument,
and why he believes the controversy will continue. (Grades 9-12)
Board vs. Teachers
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View the statement that the Dover school board ordered science
teachers to read in their biology classes, followed by the
teachers' response. (Grades 9-12)
The Judge Speaks
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Hear Judge John Jones read some of his key findings from the
Dover trial in this audio interactive. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 9-12)
11/9/05 DOVER, Pa. -- Voters came down hard Tuesday on school board
members who backed a statement on intelligent design being read in
biology class (
National Association of Biology Teachers), ousting eight Republicans and replacing them with Democrats who want the concept stripped from the science curriculum (
pick out a Science Book).Among
the losing incumbents on the Dover, Pa., board were two members who
testified in favor of the intelligent design policy at a recently
concluded federal trial on the Dover policy: the chairwoman, Sheila
Harkins, and Alan Bonsell.
Defining Science
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Listen to audio clips of seven scientists, philosophers, and
educators as they reflect on the nature of science. (Flash
plug-in required; text version available.) (Grades 9-12)
Darwin's Predictions
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Explore in this interactive slide show some of Darwin's
pioneering conjectures -- including natural selection and descent
from a common ancestor -- and learn how they have been verified
or greatly substantiated over time. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 9-12)
Fossil Evidence
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See in this interactive five examples of fossil evidence for
transitional forms that bridge the evolutionary gap between two
completely different types of animal. (Flash plug-in required;
printable version available.) (Grades 9-12)
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Teacher's Guide
http://www.pbs.org/nova/teachers/programs/3416_id.html
In this classroom activity, students evaluate a variety of data
for the common ancestry of humans and chimpanzees, and consider
their level of confidence in their conclusions as they review
each piece of data. (Grades 9-12)
Briefing Packet for Educators
http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/id/media/nova-id-briefing.pdf
Learn about the key issues in the evolution versus intelligent
design debate in this downloadable PDF.
Program transcript
http://www.pbs.org/nova/transcripts/3416_id.html
The site includes a complete narration for this program.