Grades 9-12 - Science as Inquiry

  • Small is beautiful: Nanotech meets biology!

    Biology operates on the nanometer scale, and now ultra-small technology is producing monster benefits for genetic analysis, cell biologists, and the treatment of blinding glaucoma.


    Thursday, September 25th, 2008
  • Dig the latest top tech tricks

    What you can’t see can still interest you. Archeologists use radar, magnetic, electrical gizmos to see through the ground, find places to dig.


    Thursday, June 5th, 2008
  • Science Education 101

    Don’t know much about Science Education: A new survey shows three out of every four US adults do not feel they have a good understanding of science.


    Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
  • Electric Cars: Meet the plug-in Hybrid
    Electric Cars: Meet the plug-in Hybrid

    Hybrid cars and plug-in hybrids boost auto efficiency and reduce pollution, but it’s a long struggle from the idea to the reality.


    Thursday, November 29th, 2007
  • Dolly the clone: 10 years later

    In 1997, Dolly was BIG NEWS. What did Dolly teach? Why did cloning attract so many oddballs, and what is the status of reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning? The Why Files honors Dolly with a 10-year lookback.


    Thursday, May 31st, 2007
  • NASA to Earth Science: Take the Back Seat!

    To understand and protect the home planet: it’s no longer a key NASA mission. What will we lose as NASA turns its eyes toward the moon and Mars?


    Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
  • Math-mangled: Better Way To Teach Math?

    Test shows horrific math performance by U.S. students. What do mathematicians and educators say about teaching math? Are we near a resolution of the math wars? Is there one optimal way to teach math?


    Thursday, March 9th, 2006
  • BigFoot Revealed: BigHoax!

    Bigfoot film was a fraud, a hoax, says man who played bigfoot in 1967 film. Why do so many people believe in cryptozoology?


    Thursday, April 1st, 2004
  • Accidents: Why Do They Happen?

    Manned space flight is expensive — and risky. What causes accidents? Was the destruction of space shuttle Columbia a result of NASA’s failed safety culture? Are accidents normal?


    Thursday, September 11th, 2003
  • Telescopes: Tomorrow’s Technology

    New technology in ground-based telescopes will give better picture of the universe and detect deadly asteroids.


    Thursday, June 5th, 2003


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