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When one question leads to another

By Susan Gaidos / April 7, 2013

Student Erika DeBenedictis spent years studying the so-called interplanetary superhighway. Her persistence paid off: In 2010, Erika placed first in the Intel Science Talent Search for her research. Credit: Martin Lo, Caltech

Young scientists find advantages to pursuing related problems — sometimes for years on end

Posted in Teaching Science, Young Scientists | Tagged American Sign Language, animal behavior, Anirudh Jain, antibiotic, audio speakers, bacteria, biocide, Brazil nut effect, Broadcom MASTERS, California Institute of Technology, Caltech, drinking water, Elizabeth Baker, Erika DeBenedictis, feature, gibbon, gorilla, Harvard, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Intel Science Talent Search, Intel STS, ISEF, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, John Sheppard, JPL, Kartik Sameer Madiraju, Koko, lagrange points, low frequency sound, McGill University, Meredith MacGregor, microbial fuel cells, nano silver, nanoparticles, Nanosilver, nanotechnology, NASA, nuclear fusion, observational study, science fair, Science project, scientific method, silver, space navigation, spacecraft, topstories, University of North Carolina

Problems with ‘the scientific method’

By Jennifer Cutraro / July 5, 2012

Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Bill Hrybyk

Scientists rarely follow one straightforward path to understanding the natural world

Posted in Science Education, Teaching Science | Tagged Bill Wallace, Carmen Andrews, Deborah Smith, experimental design, feature, Gary Garber, How Science Works, hypothesis, Lollie Garay, Science process, scientific method, Susan Singer