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Erratum to: A state-by-state comparison of middle school science standards on evolution in the United States

Evolution: Education and Outreach volume 10, Article number: 6 (2017) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 17 July 2017

Erratum to: Evo Edu Outreach (2017) 10:5 DOI 10.1186/s12052-017-0066-2

In the original publication [1] are the values for North Carolina and Nebraska incorrect in Table 2. Below you will find the correct versions.

Incorrect version:

State Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Total points Letter grade
Is the term “evolution” used? Is the concept of evolution clearly defined? Multiple lines of evidence for evolution are presented (fossils, homologous structures, genetics, artificial selection, etc.) Natural selection
Mentioned
1 point
Defined
1 point 		Adaptation
Mentioned
1 point
Defined
1 point
  Max 1 pt Max 1 pts Max 4 pts Max 2 pts Max 2 pts 10  
NE 0 0 1 1 1 3 F
NC 1 1 4 2 2 7 10

Correct version:

State Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Total points Letter grade
Is the term “evolution” used? Is the concept of evolution clearly defined? Multiple lines of evidence for evolution are presented (fossils, homologous structures, genetics, artificial selection, etc.) Natural selection
Mentioned
1 point
Defined
1 point 		Adaptation
Mentioned
1 point
Defined
1 point
  Max 1 pt Max 1 pts Max 4 pts Max 2 pts Max 2 pts 10  
NE 1 0 1 0 1 3 F
NC 1 1 4 2 2 10 A

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  1. Vazquez B. A state-by-state comparison of middle school science standards on evolution in the United States. Evo Edu Outreach. 2017;10:5. doi:10.1186/s12052-017-0066-2.

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Vazquez, B. Erratum to: A state-by-state comparison of middle school science standards on evolution in the United States. Evo Edu Outreach 10, 6 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12052-017-0069-z

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