As I have been researching this question, I found an article
that talks about teaching a class that mixes science fiction and science to
introduce complex topics such as taxonomy and evolution. When reading fiction novels the reader
can be transported into other worlds and see things that their eyes could never
see. Using this these environments
we can walk through different scenarios.
A teacher could ask students to find a creature in the novel and work on
a taxonomy assignment. They would
have to be able to describe the animal and then identify what key
characteristics they would use and place them into a classification of animals. The students would have to read
critically and be able to piece together enough information on the description
on of animals to be able to properly classify them.
I
am new to the Maryland school system and I don’t know how keen they are on
evolution being taught in the classroom, but these books are great ways for
students to get to thinking about, “hey how did that happen?” Imagine if Earth were left a lone for a
million years, what would happen?
Another thing would be talking about convergent evolution and talk about
how these “space aliens” walk around on two legs and have opposable thumbs like
us. Using these science fiction
novels there could be endless questions that could be applied to evolution.
Bixler, Andrea. (2007). Teaching evolution with the aid of Science Fiction. Retrieved from http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6958/is_6_69/ai_n28470206/
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