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Co-teaching Botany and History: An Interdisciplinary Model for a More Inclusive Curriculum (2020)

Bowcutt, Frederica (Author)
Caulkins, Tamara (Author)

Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Volume: 111
Issue: 3
Pages: 614-622

URI: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/711071

DOI: 10.1086/711071

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This essay offers numerous ideas on how to integrate science and history into classroom pedagogy in a way that acknowledges the contributions of women and other groups underrepresented in science by highlighting the cultural and political contexts in which science developed rather than by adding token individuals to a history of science still largely defined by the achievements of a few great men. It details how students in a General Education class co-taught by a botanist and a historian of science at the Evergreen State College not only gained skills in field botany and vegetation analysis but also became more informed about how modern scientific disciplines took shape. Recognizing that race, class, and gender have played a role in how science developed, the students’ understanding of the complicated legacy of scientific inquiry gave them tools to be more rigorous in their thinking about scientific practice. This interdisciplinary approach, so crucial in fostering inclusivity in scientific disciplines, also promoted a deeper engagement with historical inquiry.

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Article Karen Rader (2020) Introduction: The Changing Pedagogical Landscapes of History of Science and the “Two Cultures”. Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 568-575). unapi

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