The article: The Slow Death of Spontaneous Generation (1668-1859) can be found at the following link.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Spontaneous_Generation.php
Additional information can be found at the following link.
http://www.infoplease.com/cig/biology/spontaneous-generation.html
http://www.infoplease.com/cig/biology/spontaneous-generation.html
In class we read the article and looked for Claims and Evidence
– Highlight
or underline “Claims” the author is making or describing. Mark
them “C”
– Highlight
or underline “Evidence” the author describes to support the
claims. Mark them “E.”
• On
a separate sheet of paper with your full heading on it – Copy and answer the
following:
- What
is the author’s main claim about spontaneous generation?
- What
evidence does the author provide to support that claim?
- What
was Redi’s claim?
- What evidence did Redi use to support his claim?
- What was Needham’s claim? (You need to make an inference on this one.)
- What evidence did Needham use to support his claim?
- What was Spallanzani’s claim?
- What evidence did Spallanzani use to support his claim?