Understanding Science
How science REALLY works...
Learn what science is, how it works, and how it connects to your life
Science flowchart
Science stories
Fair tests in the field of medicine: Aiding Alzheimer patients
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: single page
Sand is more than meets the eye
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Earth science
Format: single page
Asteroids and dinosaurs: Unexpected twists and an unfinished story
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- astronomy
- biology
- Earth science
Format: multipage
The science checklist applied: Studying variable stars
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- astronomy
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
Fair tests in the fossil record: Avoiding extinction
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: single page
Astrology: Is it scientific?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
The structure of DNA: Cooperation and competition
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
Beyond the prototype: Animal psychology
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- biology
- psychology
Format: single page
Predicting insects’ response to climate change
Topics:
- Benefits of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
ESP: What can science say?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
- psychology
Format: single page
The importance of global museum communities and collections
Topics:
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Illuminating relativity: Experimenting with the stars
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- astronomy
- 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
What is it about Los Angeles?
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Luminous
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- astronomy
Format: video
Bill Berry and the construction of geologic time
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Earth science
Format: single page
From Caribbean girl to California geologist
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Earth science
Format: single page
Fair tests: A do-it-yourself guide
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Thinking scientifically every day
Format: single page
Questioning the party line on climate
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Top teaching resources
How Science Works interactive
Correcting misconceptions
Infographics and teaching tools
