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.

This California State University Northridge essay on the "Nature of Science, the Scientific Method, and Measurement" includes a historical perspective.

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.

A very good explanation of the scientific process and the differences between science and non-science. This is a concise and clearly written description.

Upper level discussion of several of Mendel's experiments and laws.

This site from Palomar College provides a good background on exactly what Mendel did. Vocabulary links throughout make this a very good introduction article for genetics.

This is a great lesson plan that combines Karoytypes and evolution. Students will recognize that the chromosomes of chimpanzees and humans are remarkably similar, then correlate that to their evolutionary relationship.

"Astronomy is the science that studies the Earth, the Moon and other objects in space. It has helped us discover our place in the physical universe. It is still making discoveries." This landing page gives options for students and...

Students hear a story as they "find" bones that you have put in an envelope for them. Their job is to begin assembling the bones as best they can. The students will invariably come up with different configurations--just like scientists...

By the end of this section, you will be able to understand the four basic forces that underlie the processes in nature: gravitational, electromagnetic, weak nuclear, strong nuclear forces.

Gives an overview of the scientific method as it relates to a science fair project.

For this lesson plan students are introduced to heart-related data, such as blood pressure and oxygen saturation. They will also learn basic information about the heart and circulatory system.

This lesson focuses on coronary heart disease and heart attacks. Students will learn about risk factors, how to decrease one's risk, and why it is important. They look at three fictitious patients and assess their risk levels. Lesson and...

In this lesson students are asked to compile a list of warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack, then they will view a video showing what happens immediately before, during and after a heart attack.

In this lesson, students weight the pros and cons of having a soft drink by examining the evidence of the impact on one's health. Afterwards, they make an informed choice about or not they would consume a soft drink. Then they examine...