Understanding Science
How science REALLY works...
Learn what science is, how it works, and how it connects to your life
Science flowchart
Science stories
The science checklist applied: Studying variable stars
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- astronomy
Format: single page
From city girl to naturalist
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- biology
Format: single page
High altitude adaptations: The work of Emilia Huerta-Sánchez
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
From Caribbean girl to California geologist
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Earth science
Format: single page
Fair tests in the field of medicine: Aiding Alzheimer patients
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: single page
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
Questions built on sand
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- Earth science
Format: single page
What is it about Los Angeles?
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Astrology: Is it scientific?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: Cold fusion
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- chemistry
- physics
Format: single page
Science and technology on fast forward
Topics:
- Benefits of science
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- physics
Format: single page
The structure of DNA: Cooperation and competition
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
Bill Berry and the construction of geologic time
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Earth science
Format: single page
This is not the shrimp you’re looking for
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
The importance of global museum communities and collections
Topics:
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: CFCs and the destruction of the ozone layer
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- chemistry
- Earth science
Format: single page
A pointed question: Can science study acupuncture?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- biology
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
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
50,000 years of Los Angeles summers?
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Cold fusion: A case study for scientific behavior
Topics:
- chemistry
- physics
Format: multipage
Top teaching resources
How Science Works interactive
Correcting misconceptions
Infographics and teaching tools
