Scopes+Trial

Ms.Brown

= Day 1 Objectives: = 1. Define Evolution in their own words 2. Evaluate social, cultural, and political events of the early 1900s
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Objective of the video: To show the stages of evolution Questions: - Are we still going to evolve as time passes? - How long did each stage of evolution take to jump from one to another?




 * Evolution Wordle:**

I chose these words because I thought about what the evolution process went through and the reasons that causes evolution.

-Adaptation -Time -Knowledge
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 * Group Evolution Wordle:**



Now that i have a clearer understanding of evolution, I added more words wot my wordle such as Natural Selection.

__**Timeline:**__



Yes. Many people thought that Darwins theory of evolution was wrong and despicable. However, it turned out to be correct.
 * Do you think that scientific research and discovery might be in conflict with some values and ideals of the 1920's? Why or why not? Provide evidence.**

1. Identify parallels between this topic and conflicts/events that are going on today. -Christians are outraged by this theory. The Bible tells them that God created human kind and its changes. So hearing that this theory is a whole different story, it reallyoffends them and their religion.

2. Make an argument for or against the theory of Evolution supporting your argument. -Evolution is caused by biological inheritance. It is caused to help the species survive in their own enviroment and to be efficient.

= Day 2 Objectives: = 1. Explain the controversy of teaching evolution in schools 2. Identify the different views about teaching evolution in schools 3. Evaluate the impact of the Scopes trial in America
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The cartoon represents the controversy between opinions of one person compared to another. Though the conflicts may not be fair.
 * Summary**:

1.) Something like that could happen and it is happening. Many schools, especially religious ones, are prohibited from teaching their students the theory of evolution by Charles Darwin.

2.) I think the message is if you don't think an idea is right, then you should make a stand and do something about it. Even if there are two sides of one thing, you should stand by the side you were on and not just switch because it is not "right".



//John Scopes:// 1900-1970 He was a biology teacher, and was asked by businessmen to be indicted teaching evolution. At 24, he was a defendant and he claimed he was innocent because he did nothing wrong. Basically, he didn't teach evolution, he was just there to be used.
 * __Players Summaries:__**

//Clarence Darrow:// Clarence Darrow's role in the trial was as the most famous lawyer whom defended John Scopes. He argued for the side of science, and pressed on the prosecuting attorney, Bryan, to admit that the Genesis and bible was a bunch of garbage. His main goal was to prove that the Butler Law was unconstitutional. However, h e only ended up creating a furious debate over the issue of religion vs science. Like his father, Darrow was an atheist, and thus argued for the side of science with a firm belief in the truth of evolution. Scopes was found guilty, but Darrow later appealed the case to the Tennesee supreme court. Scopes was released on a technicality but the Butler Act remained.

//The ACLU:// The ACLU is organization in which they defend anyone being accused of teaching evolution. In Tennessee V Scopes the ACLU defended John Scopes for he had been accused of teaching evolution. The ACLU told John Scopes to teach evolution on purpose; for teaching out the text book is requirement in Tennessee he had no choice but to break the law. John Scopes was found guilty of teaching evolution but he made a point the law was pointless

//John T. Raulston:// The judge in the Scopes trial, was "a popular local attorney of no special competence." Although his rulings more often favored the prosecution and his deference to Bryan was especially obvious, Raulston was credited with "acting according to his lights as well as his prejudices." The attention that came with the Scopes trial pleased Raulston, and he seemed to have a near obsession with having his picture taken. Raulston was a deeply religious man. During the trial he quoted scripture. It was also his practice to open proceedings with a prayer whenever a clergyman was present. His decision on the trial was to deem John Scopes guilty of all charges. He ruled in favor of creationism. He was a very religious man who was particularly biased towards the prosecutor William Jennings Bryan. He also enjoyed the attention he obtained from the case. His family was given front row seats to the court cases.

//William Jennings Bryan:// William Jennings Bryan was a highly influential national figure. He was elected in the House of Representatives and ran for president three times. He was a major player in the creation of the Butler act, and when the Scopes trial came up, he was placed as prosecutor despite that not being his job.

__**Summary of the Monkey Trial:**__

What caused the trial in the first place is that Tennessee was in deep need of money.The controversy of the evolution topic was very convinient to the people of Tenessee. So what is a better way to get money than holding a huge controversial trial? This is when science vs. religion stirred up in the Tenessee Supreme Court. Judging the Scopes trial was John T. Raulston. He was a very biast man, which made the trial unjust. William Jennings Bryant was the prosecutor and John Scopes was the defendant. Defending John Scopes was Clarrence Darrow, a famous lawyer. The ACLU also was defending John Scopes since they are an organization who defends those who feel as if their rights have been violated. I think it the outcome is fair. Although Scopes did not teach evolution, he agreed to be set up in this case. He just did it for the money that the businessmen paid him. So even if he got arrested and imprisoned, it was part of the deal that he agreed to.

= Day 3: Objectives = //**Students will be able to:**// Explain how their Glog/Slide represents the signifcance of events that occurred during the Scopes Trial Identify and explain the connection between science and the justice system in today's world.

I found that both the slideshow and glogster were very helpful tools to my learning my experience. It shows the students understanding as well as interpreting their knowledge in a creative way.


 * Scopes Trial/Monkey Trial Glogster:**

I did not get to play the CSI games. However, I bet they were very helpful to inspire the topic for the Final Project.

Science in the Courts Final Project