Approaching the ‘big questions’ of middle-years school biology through the thinking of C. H. Waddington

Neil R Ingram

Approaching the ‘big questions’ of middle-years school biology through the thinking of C. H. Waddington

Neil R Ingram^*

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Conrad Hal Waddington (1905–1975) was an English biologist who was especially interested in the big (metaphysical) questions of life. His thinking has become part of the foundation of modern systems biology. This article applies his thinking to middle-years school biology curricula (for ages 11–16), to see if their approach to epistemic questions might be reframed to allow students to understand more about the nature of life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	32-36
Number of pages	5
Journal	School Science Review
Volume	101
Issue number	376
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2020

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big questions
Waddington
curriculum development
biology

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