Understanding Science
How science REALLY works...
Learn what science is, how it works, and how it connects to your life
Science flowchart
Science stories
Endosymbiosis: Cells within cells
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
How science works
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- Thinking scientifically every day
- biology
Format: video
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
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
As parsimonious as the evidence allows: Different ways of seeing color
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: single page
ESP: What can science say?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
- psychology
Format: single page
Fair tests in physics: Examining eclipses
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- astronomy
- physics
Format: single page
Scientists, collaborators, and friends dig into the fossil record
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Cold fusion: A case study for scientific behavior
Topics:
- chemistry
- physics
Format: multipage
The science checklist applied: Solving DNA’s double helix
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- biology
- chemistry
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
The science checklist applied: Cold fusion
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- chemistry
- physics
Format: single page
The importance of global museum communities and collections
Topics:
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Astrology: Is it scientific?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
Piecing together fossil puzzles in a mysterious museum cabinet
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Fair tests: A do-it-yourself guide
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Thinking scientifically every day
Format: single page
Illuminating relativity: Experimenting with the stars
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- astronomy
- physics
Format: single page
The structure of DNA: Cooperation and competition
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
From city girl to naturalist
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- biology
Format: single page
Top teaching resources
How Science Works interactive
Correcting misconceptions
Infographics and teaching tools
