Science & Engineering Practices Resources
Free videos and NGSS-aligned lesson plans for teaching foundational science skills
OBSERVER: Seeing, Sensing, and Inferring
NGSS-aligned middle school lesson to help students master the essential scientific distinction between observation and inference.
Genetic Engineering and Conservation
Should We Use Biotechnology to Save Endangered and Extinct Species?
Hormones on the Case! — Animal Behavior Investigations
Engage students in modeling hormonal pathways and redesigning zoo habitats to explore how stress impacts animal behavior and reproduction.
The Basis of a Good Hypothesis
Free Nature of Science lesson plan for grades 6-10. Includes a hands-on hypothesis cube activity and a video on indigenous knowledge and nitrogen cycling.
Modeling DNA Replication
Engage students with how "the most beautiful experiment" in biology revealed the semiconservative nature of DNA replication with a free video and modeling activity.
OBSERVER
An adventure in eight chapters. 🟥 There's a universe everywhere you turn.
Decoding Ancestral Knowledge
Nitrogen Cycling by Microbes in Native Hawaiian Culture
Human Nature
The story of CRISPR — the most important scientific discovery of the 21st century.
The Most Beautiful Experiment
Matt Meselson and Frank Stahl share the story of how they proved semiconservative DNA replication
Good Chemistry
Jennifer Doudna & Emmanuelle Charpentier's historic Nobel Prize for CRISPR
The Hidden World of Plant Roots
Uncovering the hidden, dynamic world of plant roots with Stanford biologist José R. Dinneny
Ready, Set, Science! Webinar
Free Lessons for Building Foundational Science Skills
Coming Home
The Journey of a Puerto Rican Scientist
