In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to construct explanations with evidence in a mini-lesson on explanations with evidence. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking...

In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to construct explanations in a mini-lesson on evidence-based reasoning. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked thinking slides. <br/>

In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to revise explanations with evidence in a mini-lesson on evaluating explanations with evidence. Two examples are included in the video and two additional examples are included in the linked...

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We know that gravity exerts its pull on light, and we have an explanation for why. Actually, we have multiple explanations that all predict the same thing. And at first glance, these explanations seem to describe completely different...

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By 1917, Albert Einstein had explained the relationship between space and time. But, that year, he designed a flawed airplane wing. His attempt was based on an incomplete theory of how flight works. Indeed, insufficient and inaccurate...

Paul Andersen explains how scientists modify theories by constructing explanations. He also discusses the cycle of design used by engineers to solve problems. He starts by defining a theory as a well-established explanation of a...

Fewer children in the United States are getting vaccinated. That's bad news for those kids, and also for public health in general. Often, the response is to argue and debate and get angry at people who are we see as making terrible,...

Theoretical physicist David Deutsch delivers a mind-bending meditation on the "great monotony" -- the idea that nothing novel has appeared in the universe for billions of years -- and shows how humanity's capacity to create explanatory...

FRBs last just a few milliseconds, and astronomers have detected less than a couple dozen of them without our current telescopes. Where do scientists think they come from?

In this video Paul Andersen shows you how you can use modeling to have your students construct explanations in the science classroom.

The internet is full of all sorts of wild claims about shadow governments, lizard people, and the shape of the earth. How can these stories inspire tin foil hats despite hard evidence against them?

Scientists and Engineers spend over half of their working day reading, evaluating and producing text. Therefore it is important that we produce students that have a high level of scientific literacy. Students normally struggle with...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how scientific theories are created and modified over time. He starts by discussing the theory of natural selection as a model for the creation and modification of theories. He gives examples of...

In this video Paul Andersen explains the nature of science. He describes how science is a way of knowing about the natural world. Scientists develop investigations to gather evidence and make explanations about how the natural world...

Loch Ness, the largest lake along Scotland's Great Glen, is famously known for its legendary resident, the Loch Ness Monster, or "Nessie." Described as having a small head, long neck, and flippers, the creature's legend dates back to a...

Toddlers like handing people things as part of developing schemas, patterns of repeated actions that build cognitive skills. Giving objects helps toddlers learn the transportation schema, which involves moving items from one place to...

Four experts from different backgrounds give their candid perspectives on how social science research should be improved. Featured are: political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley), philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University), historian...

Toddlers like handing people things as part of developing schemas, patterns of repeated actions that build cognitive skills. Giving objects helps toddlers learn the transportation schema, which involves moving items from one place to...

Find the Area of a Right Triangle Using a T-Chart finds the area of a right triangle by using a T chart to describe both the mathematical operations and the written explanations.

Area: Isosceles Triangle finds the area of an isosceles triangle by using a T chart to describe both the mathematical operations and the written explanations.

Area: Equilateral Triangle finds the area of an equilateral triangle by using a T chart to describe both the mathematical operations and the written explanations.

Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) highlights the core difference between the social sciences and natural sciences, involving intentionality.