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FCS will hold their 8th AGM early next year (date and location yet to be determined) The purpose is to consider the organizations plans for the coming year 2016.  With the introduction of the “new” Florida Science Standards(which contain evolution … Continue reading →

2016 marks the 61 st science and engineering fair of Florida. The organizers are seeking more than 400 Judges in all areas of science to interview the talented science research students of Florida. I hope that our organization will provide … Continue reading →

The Heritage Middle School lesson about the scientific meaning of the word theory that stirred up a parent made the local TV news last night. WKMG Channel 6 has the story: Parents: Science lesson inappropriate A controversial class assignment has forced … Continue reading →

A letter was sent out from the principal of Heritage Middle School, Deltona, Florida, concerning an 8th grade science lesson I wrote about in a previous post. The letter was posted on the public Facebook page of the parent who … Continue reading →

An interesting situation is percolating in Volusia County. A mother of an 8th grade student recently found a science assignment in her son’s binder that upset her. The part that really stood out to her is: “Next time someone tries … Continue reading →

Steven Newton from the National Center for Science Education reports that there is a problem with a science textbook here in the Sunshine State. The issue? Climate change. Here’s the opening paragraphs from his story: Epic Climate Change Textbook Fail. … Continue reading →

Tampa Bay’s Creative Loafing blog Political Animal has a post up entitled School of thought: Florida schools are ripe for potential church-state violations. Of interest to us is this observation: Science is science. You’d think there wouldn’t be any argument … Continue reading →

Lynn University in Boca Raton has a series of courses called Dialogues of Learning that tackle the main topic of Belief and Reason. One of the courses offered in the Dialogues series is Unintelligent Design. The course description says: Ever … Continue reading →