Understanding Science
How science REALLY works...
Learn what science is, how it works, and how it connects to your life
Science flowchart
Science stories
Astrology: Is it scientific?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
How science works
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- Thinking scientifically every day
- biology
Format: video
The importance of global museum communities and collections
Topics:
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Beyond the prototype: Animal psychology
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- biology
- psychology
Format: single page
Endosymbiosis: Cells within cells
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
Format: multipage
Discovering a strange new group of ancient sea creatures
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
What is it about Los Angeles?
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Science and technology on fast forward
Topics:
- Benefits of science
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- physics
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
Questioning the party line on climate
Topics:
- The iterative process of science
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
From Caribbean girl to California geologist
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Earth science
Format: single page
Piecing together fossil puzzles in a mysterious museum cabinet
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
Illuminating relativity: Experimenting with the stars
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- astronomy
- physics
Format: single page
A pointed question: Can science study acupuncture?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- biology
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
A science prototype: Rutherford and the atom
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- physics
Format: multipage
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
Bill Berry and the construction of geologic time
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- Earth science
Format: single page
Top teaching resources
How Science Works interactive
Correcting misconceptions
Infographics and teaching tools
