Understanding Science
How science REALLY works...
Learn what science is, how it works, and how it connects to your life
Science flowchart
Science stories
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
Asteroids and dinosaurs: Unexpected twists and an unfinished story
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- astronomy
- biology
- Earth science
Format: multipage
Beyond the prototype: Animal psychology
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- biology
- psychology
Format: single page
The importance of global museum communities and collections
Topics:
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
ESP: What can science say?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
- psychology
Format: single page
Illuminating relativity: Experimenting with the stars
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- astronomy
- physics
Format: single page
Cold fusion: A case study for scientific behavior
Topics:
- chemistry
- physics
Format: multipage
Intelligent Design: Is it scientific?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
This is not the shrimp you’re looking for
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
As parsimonious as the evidence allows: Different ways of seeing color
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: single page
How science works
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- Thinking scientifically every day
- biology
Format: video
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
A science prototype: Rutherford and the atom
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- physics
Format: multipage
Fair tests in the field of medicine: Aiding Alzheimer patients
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: single page
The structure of DNA: Cooperation and competition
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
How science works
Topics:
- Benefits of science
- The iterative process of science
- Earth science
Format: video
Fair tests in the fossil record: Avoiding extinction
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: single page
Bill Berry and the construction of geologic time
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Earth science
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: Cold fusion
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- chemistry
- physics
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
Top teaching resources
How Science Works interactive
Correcting misconceptions
Infographics and teaching tools
