Nature of Science

Contributions by scientists, how scientists go about their work (methods of science), hypothesis, scientific questions, science careers, history of science.
-
HIV/AIDS in the United States
Lesson
Students read an essay about misperceptions related to HIV/AIDS and use statistical data to create presentations on the impacts of HIV/AIDS in the United States.
-
Mapping the Spread of HIV/AIDS
Lesson
Students read an essay about how scientists first tracked HIV/AIDS, then play the role of epidemiologist as they use actual data to map the spread of the disease worldwide.
-
Milestones in Microbiology
Lesson
Students read about six milestones in the history of microbiology, create a timeline of events, and learn that many scientific advances become possible only after appropriate tools and techniques have been developed.
-
Scientific Decision-making
Lessons
Decision-making, scientific method, t-chart, decision, defining objectives, alternative choices, options, compromise and tradeoffs, risk, consequences, comparative effectiveness, evaluate, health decision, healthy choices, heart disease, ischemic.