Quote: The Time Trust said: Does anyone have any a link to an actual curriculum that is now being taught in schools? I don't simply mean a creationism website, since there are plenty of those -- I mean an online curriculum being taught in at least one school somewhere in the U.S. I'd be interested in seeing what will actually be taught, and whether it leans more towards science or more towards philosophy.
Here're the performance criteria for 12th grade in Wisconsin for for Life and Environmental Science.
Performance Standards
By the end of grade twelve, students will:
THE CELL
F.12.1 Evaluate* the normal structures and the general and special functions* of cells in single-celled and multiple-celled organisms
F.12.2 Understand* how cells differentiate and how cells are regulated
THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF HEREDITY
F.12.3 Explain* current scientific ideas and information about the molecular and genetic basis of heredity
F.12.4 State the relationships between functions* of the cell and functions of the organism as related to genetics and heredity
BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION*
F.12.5 Understand* the theory of evolution*, natural selection, and biological classification
F.12.6. Using concepts of evolution* and heredity, account for changes* in species and the diversity of species, include the influence of these changes on science, e.g. breeding of plants or animals
THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF ORGANISMS
F.12.7 Investigate* how organisms both cooperate and compete in ecosystems
F.12.8 Using the science themes*, infer* changes in ecosystems prompted by the introduction of new species, environmental conditions, chemicals, and air, water, or earth pollution
MATTER, ENERGY AND ORGANIZATION IN LIVING SYSTEMS
F.12.9 Using the science themes*, investigate* energy* systems* (related to food chains) to show* how energy is stored in food (plants and animals) and how energy is released by digestion and metabolism
F.12.10 Understand* the impact of energy* on organisms in living systems*
F.12.11 Investigate* how the complexity and organization* of organisms accommodates the need for obtaining, transforming, transporting, releasing, and eliminating the matter and energy* used to sustain an organism
THE BEHAVIOR OF ORGANISMS
F.12.12 Trace how the sensory and nervous systems* of various organisms react to the internal and external environment and transmit survival or learning stimuli to cause changes in behavior or responses
