Understanding Science
How science REALLY works...
Learn what science is, how it works, and how it connects to your life
Science flowchart
Science stories
A pointed question: Can science study acupuncture?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- biology
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
The importance of global museum communities and collections
Topics:
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
High altitude adaptations: The work of Emilia Huerta-Sánchez
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Testing scientific ideas
- biology
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
From Caribbean girl to California geologist
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- 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
A science prototype: Rutherford and the atom
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- physics
Format: multipage
Scientists, collaborators, and friends dig into the fossil record
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- biology
- Earth science
Format: single page
The science checklist applied: Studying variable stars
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- astronomy
Format: single page
Luminous
Topics:
- Science as a human endeavor
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- astronomy
Format: video
Intelligent Design: Is it scientific?
Topics:
- What is and is not science
- pseudoscience
Format: single page
Predicting insects’ response to climate change
Topics:
- Benefits 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
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
Asteroids and dinosaurs: Unexpected twists and an unfinished story
Topics:
- Testing scientific ideas
- The iterative process of science
- astronomy
- biology
- Earth science
Format: multipage
What is it about Los Angeles?
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
