University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: The Nature of Science
This teaching box engages middle and high school students in the Nature of Science - what it is and what it isn't - along with activities to ensure engagement and enhance science understanding explicitly.
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...
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: 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...
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Science for All Americans Online: The Nature of Science
A detailed overview of how scientists look at the world. Written in a way that the average person can understand, it opens up the world of science to everyone.
California State University
Csun: Nature of Science
This California State University Northridge essay on the "Nature of Science, the Scientific Method, and Measurement" includes a historical perspective.
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.
University of California
Understanding Evolution: Nature of Science
Understand the processes behind the nature of science.
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.
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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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Nature of Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition and goal of science and how science advances.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Nature of Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition and goal of science and how science advances.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Nature of Science
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Presents science as a group effort and covers how science information is communicated and shared.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: The Nature of Science and Biology
Use the scientific reasoning and critical thinking to take an in-depth look at the basics of biology.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Culture of Science: Nature of Scientific Knowledge
Explore what science really is with this explanation of scientific knowledge.
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."
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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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.
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...
PBS
Kqed Quest: A Different Kind of Science and Nature Adventure
A multimedia offering for teachers and learners to explore the latest science, nature, and environment stories.
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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.
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Ministry of Science and Innovation: Science Learning Hub
Designed to support the effective teaching of science in New Zealand Schools, this portal provides resources to support teacher professional development. Science educators can find resources for content for their own learning, in...
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