An In-Class Discussion Activity on the Nature of Science and Intelligent Design

2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/155292In this paper I describe an in-class discussion activity aimed at helping elementary education majors in a physical science course think about issues surrounding the inclusion of "Intelligent Design" in public school science standards. I discuss the background instruction given, the content of the activity and some results from its use in class.6 pages, minor revisions from original version, accepted for publication in The Physics TeacherPhysics EducationAn In-Class Discussion Activity on the Nature of Science and Intelligent Designtext