Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Career Profile: Statistician
Statistics is a fascinating subject and everyone loves to spout them, but a statistician really knows how to use statistics to answer real-life questions and make predictions based on mathematical data. This Science Buddies site lays out...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Underground Water Flow and Darcy's Law
This project shows you how to build a simple model system to simulate underground water flow. Underground water flow is important for understanding replenishment of underground aquifers, migration of underground contaminant plumes, and...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Physical Science: Gravity Gets You Down
In this lesson, students make predictions about falling objects of different sizes and masses to learn about gravity and air resistance. Includes audio vocabulary list and extension activities.
Indiana University
Indiana University: Science vs. Non Science
This mini-lesson at the Evolution and Nature of Science Institute site from Indiana University provides a criteria by which students can evaluate an idea or explanation for scientific credibility.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Can You Curl Your Tongue?
This lesson is adapted from a Connected Mathematics Unit, How Likely is It? This investigation introduces biology as a source of applications for probability. In this lesson, Curling your Tongue, students determine how many students in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Law of Independent Assortment
Article defines Mendel's law of independent assortment, provides examples, and takes a look at how it is used to make predictions. Also, discusses dihybrid crosses and 4 x 4 Punnett squares.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science, Boston: Ebbs and Flows of the Sea
A simple one-page explanation of oceanic tides. Includes instructions for completing a tide-mapping activity.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Engineers
Mining engineers are described here along with all other types of engineers. The report also gives prospective earnings and a prediction of the future of a career.