Understanding Science
How science REALLY works...
Learn what science is, how it works, and how it connects to your life
Science flowchart
Science stories
Questioning the party line on climate
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
How science works
Topics:
- Benefits of science
- The iterative process of science
- Earth science
Format: video
The importance of global museum communities and collections
Topics:
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Discovering a strange new group of ancient sea creatures
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
From city girl to naturalist
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- biology
Format: single page
Luminous
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- astronomy
Format: video
A science prototype: Rutherford and the atom
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- physics
Format: multipage
Science and technology on fast forward
Topics:
- Benefits of science
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- physics
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: Cold fusion
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- chemistry
- physics
Format: single page
Endosymbiosis: Cells within cells
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
Piecing together fossil puzzles in a mysterious museum cabinet
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Bill Berry and the construction of geologic time
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Earth science
Format: single page
Sand is more than meets the eye
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Earth science
Format: single page
Fair tests in the field of medicine: Aiding Alzheimer patients
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: single page
Fair tests: A do-it-yourself guide
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Thinking scientifically every day
Format: single page
What is it about Los Angeles?
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
High altitude adaptations: The work of Emilia Huerta-Sánchez
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
Ozone depletion: Uncovering the hidden hazard of hairspray
Topics:
- Benefits of science
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- chemistry
- Earth science
Format: multipage
Ancient bones, modern problems: One scientist’s trash is another scientist’s data
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- biology
Format: multipage
Top teaching resources
How Science Works interactive
Correcting misconceptions
Infographics and teaching tools
