# Science Communication Lab: Making science a part of everyone's story

> From fieldwork to lab breakthroughs, our films and lessons explore how science works, who scientists are, and why science matters\.

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## Pages
- [About Us](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/about/)
- [Research \& Evaluation](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/publications/)
- [Wonder Collaborative](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/science-documentaries/)
- [Live Search](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/science-films/)
- [Ambassador Program](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/ambassadors/)

## Posts
- [Free OBSERVER Film Access for Educators](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/observer-film-free-for-educators-classroom-use/)
- [SCL Ambassadors in Action: Highlights from NABT 2025](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/scl-ambassadors-nabt-2025/): The Science Communication Lab’s 2025 Ambassadors took center stage at NABT, leading dynamic sessions on using film and storytelling to engage students in science\. Their free, classroom\-ready lessons connect real scientists, big ideas, and discovery — helping teachers bring the nature of science to life\.
- [NSTA 2026 Recap](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/nsta-2026-recap/)
- [Educator Spotlight: Susan Bartol's Science Day](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/educator-spotlight-susan-bartol/)
- [Meet Our 2026 SCL Educator Ambassadors\!](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/meet-our-2026-scl-educator-ambassadors/)

## News Posts
- [Going to NABT 2026 in Dallas? Stop by Booth 214 to say hello, grab free classroom\-tested resources, …](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news/going-to-nabt-2026-in-dallas-stop-by-booth-214-to-say-hello-grab-free-classroom-tested-resources/)
- [Can CRISPR help save our forests from climate change? 🌲🧬](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news/can-crispr-help-save-our-forests-from-climate-change-🌲🧬/)
- [Looking for engaging resources to teach wildfire, forest ecosystems, climate resilience, and conserv…](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news/looking-for-engaging-resources-to-teach-wildfire-forest-ecosystems-climate-resilience-and-conserv/)
- [⏰⚠️ Last chance to register to join us for our free interactive workshop TOMORROW 10/1 at 7 pm ET / …](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news/⏰⚠️-last-chance-to-register-to-join-us-for-our-free-interactive-workshop-tomorrow-10-1-at-7-pm-et/)
- [THIS THURSDAY 10/1\! Join us for "A Recipe for Engagement: Turn Any SCL Film into a 5E Lesson" at 7 p…](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news/this-thursday-10-1-join-us-for-a-recipe-for-engagement-turn-any-scl-film-into-a-5e-lesson-at-7-p/)

## Media Projects
- [Human Nature](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/science-documentaries/crispr/): The scientific revolution called CRISPR gives humans the power to edit DNA, including our own\. The implications are profound and infinite\. Scientists are already curing diseases like sickle cell anemia\. But how far should we go to change the fundamental nature of who we are as people?
- [Picture a Scientist](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/science-documentaries/women-in-science/): Chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists\. Along the way, we encounter scientific luminaries \- including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists \- who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all\. 
- [Fire Among Giants](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/science-videos/big-basin-fire/): Fire is a force for destruction, but also of rebirth\. This lesson is at the heart of Fire Among Giants, an intimate and cinematic look at a world famous redwood forest in the wake of the most destructive inferno on record\.
- [A Recipe for Engagement](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/webinars/turn-any-film-video-into-5e-lesson/)
- [The Future of Forests](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/science-videos/forest-climate-change/): We introduce the essential services forests provide to humans and the planet, and the many ways in which climate change is threatening the health and productivity of our forests\. The researchers in the film present a few solutions that stakeholders are considering to make forests more resilient to these threats, including the use of biotechnology\.

## Events
- [NABT 2026](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/event/nabt-2026/)
- [Hands\-On Lesson Plans to Make Science Relevant and Fun\!](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/event/hands-on-lesson-plans-to-make-science-relevant-and-fun/)
- [Ready, Set, Science\! Free Lessons for Building Foundational Science Skills](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/event/ready-set-science-free-lessons-for-building-foundational-science-skills/)
- [A Recipe for Engagement: Turn Any SCL Film into a 5E Lesson](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/event/recipe-for-engagement-turn-any-scl-film-into-a-5e-lesson/)
- [Fire \& Forestry: Engaging Students with Today's Environmental Challenges](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/event/fire-forestry-engaging-students-with-environmental-challenges/)

## Team Profiles
- [Tess Carlson](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/team/tess-carlson/)
- [Claudia Scharff](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/team/claudia-scharff/)
- [Sarah Goodwin, PhD](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/team/sarah-goodwin-phd/)
- [Shannon Behrman, PhD](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/team/shannon-behrman-phd/)
- [Rosa Veguilla, PhD](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/team/rosa-veguilla-phd/)

## Media Projects Lesson Plans Intermediary Posts
- [Media Projects Lesson Plans: 478 \- 7507](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-lesson/media-projects-lesson-plans-478-7507/)
- [Media Projects Lesson Plans: 103 \- 7429](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-lesson/media-projects-lesson-plans-103-7429/)
- [Media Projects Lesson Plans: 481 \- 7400](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-lesson/media-projects-lesson-plans-481-7400/)
- [Media Projects Lesson Plans: 472 \- 7363](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-lesson/media-projects-lesson-plans-472-7363/)
- [Media Projects Lesson Plans: 466 \- 7363](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-lesson/media-projects-lesson-plans-466-7363/)

## Lessons
- [Can We Save Corals? Using Models and Evidence to Evaluate Solutions](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/lessons/coral-bleaching-ecosystem-modeling/): Students investigate coral bleaching and evaluate human intervention solutions through ecosystem modeling, data analysis, evidence sorting, and CER argumentation\.
- [To Burn or Not to Burn? Evaluating the Role of Fire in Ecosystems](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/lessons/wildfires-prescribed-burns-forest-ecology/): Students evaluate the role of wildfires and prescribed burns in managing forests through multimedia analysis, group discussions, and evidence\-based argumentation\.
- [Redwood Resilience: Analyzing Tree Rings and Wildfire Recovery](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/lessons/redwoods-tree-rings-dendrochronology-wildfire-recovery/): Teach what influences redwood forest recovery after wildfires and how tree rings provide historical climate data, helping scientists understand past droughts, fires, and growth conditions\.
- [Surviving Stress: SOS Response and DNA Repair in Bacteria](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/lessons/bacteria-sos-response-dna-repair/): Explore how bacteria repair DNA damage and develop antibiotic resistance with this free 9–12 biology lesson plan\. Features simulations, modeling, and CER activities\.
- [Designing Solutions for Healthy Forests](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/lessons/forests-climate-change-crispr-conservation/): Students explore climate change challenges facing global forests and learn the molecular mechanisms of CRISPR gene editing\. They then apply this knowledge to design, justify, and present a genetic engineering solution to support the conservation of a specific forest ecosystem\.

## Categories
- [Dispatches from the Field](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/category/dispatches/)
- [Programs \& Initiatives](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/category/programs-initiatives/)
- [Educator Spotlights](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/category/educator-spotlights/)
- [Case Studies](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/category/case-studies/)

## Tags
- [undergraduate biology](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/tag/undergraduate-biology/)
- [observation](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/tag/observation/)
- [kinesinlms](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/tag/kinesinlms/)
- [educator resources](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/tag/educator-resources/)
- [ibiology courses](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/tag/ibiology-courses/)

## Hashtags
- [AcademicPublishing](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news-hashtag/academicpublishing/)
- [CoastRedwoods](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news-hashtag/coastredwoods/)
- [PlantBiology](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news-hashtag/plantbiology/)
- [RootSystems](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news-hashtag/rootsystems/)
- [PlantScience](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/news-hashtag/plantscience/)

## Type of Content
- [Webinars](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-category/webinars/)
- [Podcasts](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-category/podcasts/)
- [Training Videos \& Courses](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-category/training-videos/)
- [Short Films](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-category/short-films/)
- [Yale Ciencia Academy](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-category/training-videos/yale-ciencia-academy/)

## Topics
- [Has Lessons \& Resources](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-tag/educator-resources/)
- [Science Identity](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-tag/science-identity/)
- [Science Communication](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-tag/science-communication/)
- [Science \& Society](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-tag/science-and-society-videos/)
- [Organisms \& Biodiversity](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-tag/plant-science/)

## Event Categories
- [In Person](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/event-category/in-person/)
- [Virtual](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/event-category/virtual/)

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- [Feature Films](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-permalink-slug/science-documentaries/)
- [Webinars](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-permalink-slug/webinars/)

## Grade Levels
- [Graduate](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-teaching-level/graduate/)
- [Undergrad](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-teaching-level/undergrad/)
- [9\-12](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-teaching-level/9-12/)
- [6\-8](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-teaching-level/6-8/)
- [K\-5](https://sciencecommunicationlab.org/media-project-teaching-level/k-5/)

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