Bringing TOK into everyday subject teaching Obtained from experienced TOK teachers working in specialist subject groups at the Madrid TOK conference November 2003. Compiled by Geoffrey Neuss Swedish A1 (Reporter: Håkon Kjellin‚ Täby Gymnasium‚ Sweden Hakan.Kjellin@tibble.taby.se) Interpretation: • Are there correct and incorrect interpretations? Or is relativism absolute when interpreting texts? Is there such a thing as over-interpretation? • What factors – individual psychological
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Book quiz question CH1 Match the following organs Body structures composed of several different tissues that act as a structural and functional unit. molecules Clusters of atoms‚ the fundamental elements of matter‚ joined together by covalent bonds. cells Membrane-bound functional units that carry out the basic activities of life. organ systems Multiple organs acting together within an organism to carry out a necessary function. tissues A structure composed of groups of similar cells
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stripping can thus be viewed as an evolutionary response (Egri et al.‚ 2011). Any discussion regarding the evolutionary purpose of zebra stripes is inevitably traced back to Darwin and Wallace. While Wallace suggested that zebra stripes developed as a camouflaging mechanism against attacks from predators in tall grass‚ Darwin refuted this explanation because zebras inhabited savannahs not grasslands. Due to the significant curiosity surrounding zebra stripes‚ many alternative theories have been extended
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Chapter 22 Descent with Modification: Darwinian View of Life Overview: Darwin Introduces a Revolutionary Theory On November 24‚ 1859‚ Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. Darwin’s book drew a cohesive picture of life by connecting what had once seemed a bewildering array of unrelated facts. Darwin made two major points in The Origin of Species: I. Today’s organisms descended from ancestral species that were different from modern species. II. Natural
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expedition “Way out West” in 1804 to find the Mammoth which must obviously be alive somewhere. Nowadays‚ that wouldn’t happen and the word “extinct” is very familiar. Lamarckism compared to Darwinism Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) and Charles Darwin (1809-1882) were both interested in the diversity of life and speciation. Lamarck is known for his Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics‚ first presented in 1801. If an organism changed during life in order to adapt to its environment
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Can microexpressions be used to detect lies more accurately than the leading commercial lie detector – a polygraph? Aldrich Hazen Ames‚ a 31-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)‚ was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on espionage charges‚ on February 24‚ 1994. Ames had been spying for the Russians since 1985‚ selling classified information about CIA and the United States Intelligence (FBI Case Files). According to a letter from Ames to the Federation of American
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ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM 1 (FEBRUARY 18‚ 2013) GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY * Study of human kind‚ perspective of all people & all times * Full understanding of what it means “to be human” * Very diverse as a species BIOCULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY * Understanding relationship between biology and culture HOLISTIC * Referring to the whole system * Relating to or concerning the whole system rather than just part of the system * e.g. medicine→treatment of the whole body * consider all
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Anthropology 1/9/13 Archaeology * The study of human behavior through material remains * Artifacts: items intentionally modified for use as a tool * Applied Archaeology Archaeological Tools * Survey * Test Pits * Excavation – digging & examining * Trowels * Careful excavation * Lab analysis Biological (Physical) Anthropology * The study of human biological variation in time and space 5 Special Interests within Biological Anthropology
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Lesson 1 Notes archaeological anthropology | The study of human behavior and cultural patterns and processes through the culture’s material remains. | ascribed status | Social status (e.g.‚ race or gender) that people have little or no choice about occupying. | cultural anthropology | The study of human society and culture; describes‚ analyzes‚ interprets‚ and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. | cultural relativism | The position that the values and standards
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Period___________________Date__________________ OPTIONS FOR INQUIRY Probability Practice In this lab‚ you will model the distribution of alleles‚ calculate the probabilities of specific allele combinations‚ and compare them to those that Gregor Mendel found in his work. PROBLEM What is the probability that certain genotypes and phenotypes will occur? MATERIALS 2 pennies 4 cm masking tape marker one folded‚ 3" × 5" index card with a monohybrid cross on it (e.g.‚ Aa × aa
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