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 importance of global museum communities and collections
Topics:
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Piecing together fossil puzzles in a mysterious museum cabinet
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
- Earth science
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
Scientific Process: The mysteries of life with Tim and Moby
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- What is and is not science
- astronomy
- biology
- Earth science
Format: video
The science checklist applied: Cold fusion
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- chemistry
- physics
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: Solving DNA’s double helix
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- biology
- chemistry
Format: single page
High altitude adaptations: The work of Emilia Huerta-Sánchez
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
Predicting insects’ response to climate change
Topics:
- Benefits of science
- 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
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
The science checklist applied: Studying variable stars
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- astronomy
Format: single page
A science prototype: Rutherford and the atom
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- physics
Format: multipage
Questioning the party line on climate
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
Astrology: Is it scientific?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
Luminous
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- astronomy
Format: video
Questions built on sand
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- Earth science
Format: single page
As parsimonious as the evidence allows: Different ways of seeing color
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: single page
Top teaching resources
How Science Works interactive
Correcting misconceptions
Infographics and teaching tools
