1.  Describe the Dover School Board's ruling that was struck down by Judge Jones.  What did Judge Jones say about intelligent design in the Dover case?  Do you agree with his ruling?  Explain your answer.

2.  What type of science policy has the Lancaster, California School Board recently adopted?

3.  What is Discovery Insititute?  For what reason does Discovery Institute endorse exposing flaws in the theory of evolution rather than offering alternative theories?  Do you agree with their strategy?  Explain your answer. (Click here for the Discovery Institute's website.)

4.  What are you taught in your school science classes about evolution?  Do you agree with your school policy?  Explain your answer.  Ask your parents or adult relatives to explain their viewpoint on what public schools should teach about the origin of man.

5.  Should teachers discuss problems in Darwin's theory of evolution?  Explain your answer.

6.  Law professor Steven D. Smith of the University of San Diego is quoted in the article as saying: "The mainstream science establishment and the courts tell us, in censorious tones that sometimes sound a bit desperate, that intelligent design is just a lot of fundamentalist cant. It's not....We've heard the Darwinist story, and we owe it to ourselves to hear the other side." Do you agree with this assertion?  Explain your answer.