Chart your own course through the process of science with our journaling tool!

This interactive tool allows students and educators to document, annotate, and reflect on the non-linear, dynamic process of science in their own investigation, an article, or video.

Users can create journals using the “Detailed” (complex) or the “Basic” (grades 3-5) versions of the flowchart. The interactive provides an introduction to the components of the How Science Works flowchart and a clickable flowchart for mapping pathways through the process of science. Each step in a journal can be annotated with text, images, and files. Users can save and edit journals and export their work into a PowerPoint presentation. 

Additional instructions are provided in the “Help” and “Educator Resources” tabs in the interactive.

Launch the Interactive in English or Spanish in your browser (preferably Chrome or Firefox), or Download the Mac or PC Desktop App below.

• Desktop App – macOS 10.10 or later, 64-bit (ZIP) 80 MB
• Desktop App – Windows 7 or later, 64-bit (ZIP) 50 MB
• Spanish Aplicación para computadora – MacOS 10.10 o posterior, 64-bit (ZIP) 80 MB
• Spanish Aplicación para computadora – Windows 7 o posterior, 64-bit (ZIP) 50 MB