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This paper explores the assumptions underlying a commonplace school activity based on the mandated science curriculum: exploring the difference between natural and human made structures. Following a student's desire to use Dolly the Sheep as his example, a great array of contemporary and classical connections are explored.
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Jardine, D.W. Eight Pedagogical Preambles on Dolly the Sheep. Interchange 34, 449–466 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:INCH.0000039027.37058.5c
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