Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Science as Storytelling for Teaching the Nature of Science
For this activity, young scholars first read an essay entitled Science As Storytelling, then respond to the questions accompanying it. The purpose of the lesson is for students to develop a deeper understanding of science as more than...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: The Nature of Science: Self Check Quiz
Answer five comprehension check questions about the nature of science in this interactive quiz.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes
A collection of classroom lessons to help high school biology teachers teach evolution and the nature of science. This highly lab-oriented module is a very useful evolution and deep-time teaching site.
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Nature of Science
A great beginner's guide to examining the nature of science. Covers the basics of how science helps us to understand the surrounding world.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Rutherford's Enlarged: A Content Embedded Activity on Nature of Science
Through a study of Ernest Rutherford's experiments with atomic structure, learners develop a deeper understanding of the nature of science. The activity is taken from a linked article by the author that was published in the Journal of...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Cube Puzzle and Toilet Paper Roll Model in Teaching the Nature of Science
This lesson incorporates inexpensive materials such as carton boxes, toilet paper roll tube, strings and toothpicks. It engages students to conduct pattern observation, prediction, testing and ends up with a model construction. It also...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introducing a New Representation of the Process of Science
This activity introduces students to the process of science which involves testing ideas about the natural world with data from the natural world. Students are introduced to the Science Flowchart and are asked to plot the scientific...
Institute and Museum of the History of Science
Museo Galileo Institute and Museum of the History of Science
The Museum of the History of Science in Florence, Italy showcases it's exhibits and artifacts for the public.
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Denver Museum of Nature & Science
This resource is the homepage of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Find out everything you'd want to know for planning a visit and see what exhibitions are currently showing.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Nature of Science
In this online course, students look at the big ideas and themes of biology and review how these ideas are used to develop scientific inquiry and research.
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Geological Society of America: The Nature of Science and Scientific Method [Pdf]
An introduction to science and how scientists solve problems using the scientific method. Highlights how the scientific method has been used in the past and present.
Story Behind the Science
Story Behind the Science: The Work of Gregor Mendel [Pdf]
A detailed biography of Gregor Johann Mendel, famous for his foundational work in the field of genetics. Questions are posed throughout about the nature of scientific research.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science:ms Ls4 1: Fossil Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
Young scholars analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on earth under the assumption that natural laws...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ls4 6: Adaptation of Populations Over Time
Students use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
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The Ultimate Nature of Matter
Modern science is based on the idea of matter. This essay, by Alan Bradnam of the University of Sheffield (UK), discusses the impact of this idea on the world of science.
Story Behind the Science
Story Behind the Science: Search for Life's Origins [Pdf]
Article describing research done by scientists in their quest to understand the origins of life. Questions are posed throughout about the nature of scientific research.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Biology and the Scientific Method Review
Review your knowledge of the nature of science as it relates to biology.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: The Interdisciplinary Nature of Environmental Science
This interactive module gives students the opportunity to study how environmental science integrates several different disciplines of science as well as economics and political science.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Electromagnetic Waves and the Wave Nature of Light
In this interactive lesson about electromagnetic waves students will explore what they can see, what they can't, and what they know about the wave nature of this thing called "light."
BBC
Bbc Science & Nature: The Life of Mammals
Students can watch vivid pictures change before their eyes, from lions to monkeys to dolphins. Authors provide interactive games that aid in learning the behavior of animals. Continue to explore by investigating the habitat, diet, and...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Dual Nature of Light as Reflected in the Nobel Archives
This article discusses the historical figures who contributed to our understanding of the nature of light, x-rays, Quantum ElectroDynamic (QED) theory, and so on.
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Natural History Museum
California Academy of Sciences is the oldest scientific institution in the West. This great site describes the museum and shows pictures of various exhibits.
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Denver Museum of Nature and Science: What's the Weather Like Today? [Pdf]
Weather is all around us. We can see it, feel it, touch it, hear it, and even taste it. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere with respect to temperature, humidity, wind, and other factors. Some of the many weather conditions...
Story Behind the Science
Story Behind the Science: The Story of Dark Matter [Pdf]
The scientific history behind the discovery of dark matter. Questions are posed throughout about how theories are developed to provide possible explanations of natural phenomena.