Inherit+The+Wind+Webquest

__Inherit the Wind __ Lesson 1- Why was the teaching of evolution banned in 1925? How was the law challenged?  A. In Tennessee, in March 1925, state legislators passed a law banning the teaching of evolution. After reading [|*the 1925 Tennessee Law*,] answer the following //questions//:  1. What types of schools were prohibited from teaching the subject matter?  2. How did the state of Tennessee "define" evolution?  3. If convicted, what was the penalty for breaking this law?  4. Scroll further down the page for an additional document. After reading about the **[|Mr. Rappalyea],** who was one person who helped set up the challenge to the law, explain why and how he arranged this challenge.  B. Read the NY Times article,from May 25, 1925, [|*Scopes is Indicted in Tennessee For Teaching Evolution."]Answer these //questions//:  1. What do the headline and subheadlines tell us about this event in history?  2. What were the charges of the indictment?  3. What was believed as "truth" regarding the creation of man at this time, as presented in this article?  4. Why, according to Judge Raulston, was it "not within their province to inquire into the policy or the wisdom of the legislation"?  5. What adjectives are used in the article to describe Scopes' teaching practices?  6. Analyze this quotation from the trial: __"The school room is not only a place to develop the power of thought, but also a place to develop discipline, power of restraint and character. If a teacher openly and flagrantly violates the law of the land in the exercise of his profession, this example cannot be wholesome upon the undeveloped mind and naturally tends to create and breed a spirit of disregard for good order and a want of respect for necessary discipline and restraint in our body politic."__ Do you agree or disagree with this statement? What other examples can you think of in which a teacher might "openly and flagrantly violate the law of the land in the exercise of his or her profession"?  7. Why does the judge suggest to the jurors that they "should not be concerned about the attitude of the accused but whether or not he is willing or unwilling to be indicted"?

 Lesson 2- What was the outcome of the "Scopes" trial? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"> Read the NY Times article from July 21, 1925, **[|"Scopes Guilty. . . ."]** Take notes as you read in order to answer this question: What was the outcome of the "Scopes Trial?"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"> Lesson 3- How and why has the teaching of evolution been "banned" in Kansas in August 1999? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"> Read the [|NY Times article] from August 12, 1999, [|*Kansas votes to Delete Evolution From State's Science Curriculum,"]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"> Lesson 4- What are some reasons why evolution should be taught in high school and not banned? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;"> Read the NY Times[| article] from August 16, 1999, [|*It's a fact: Faith and Theory Collide over Evolution."] Take notes as you read in order to answer this question: What are some reasons why evolution should be taught in high schools?

Lesson 5-Read these Pro-Con articles about the ACLU and determine the bias in each. Then decide whether our country really can have freedom of speech.