Abstract
he study draws attention to the benefits of integrating the history of science into school teaching. It follows the history of teaching history of science from the first hints of England in the second half of the 19th century through its heyday in the post-war years to its penetration into the curricular documents of many European countries at the end of the 20th century.
It also presents the main milestones in teaching history of science in the Czech Republic and summarizes the arguments advocating the introduction of teaching history of science (for example, a better understanding of the nature of science or the humanisation of the distant world of science). Based on the example of the history of biology it evaluates the tried and tested methods of their teaching (eg using case studies, CVs or original scientific texts).
It takes a closer look at the advantages and disadvantages of the constructivist and instrumental way of teaching the history of biology and teaches teachers how to use the strengths of both approaches in teaching.