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nations based on a large body of established facts. The debate about evolution in the scientific community is focused on the details of how evolution occurs, not whether it occurs, the publication says. Nearly all scientists agree that biological evolution is the most sound theory to explain the diversity of life.

Science teachers can use the new publication in conjunction with the National Science Education Standards -- voluntary guidelines introduced three years ago by the National Research Council to ensure that all students achieve scientific literacy through improving what is taught, how it is taught, and how students are assessed. The science standards stress the importance of evolution because understanding the theory is essential to mastering basic biology and learning how science works. Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science also provides criteria for evaluating school science programs and the content and design of instructional materials.

The project was funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc., and the Council of the National Academy of Sciences. The Academy is a private, non-profit institution that provides science advice under a congressional charter.

*Copies of Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science are available from the National Academy Press tel. (202) 334-3313 or 1-800-624-6242. The complete guidebook is also available on the World Wide Web at www.nap.edu/readingroom/ books/evolution98. The cost of the report is $19.95 (prepaid) plus shipping charges of $4.00 for a single copy; discounts are available for bulk orders. Reporters may obtain a copy from the Office of News and Public Information (contacts listed above).

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Contact: Molly Galvin, David Schneier
news@nas.edu
202/334-2138
The National Academies
9-Apr-1998

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