STILT


	This site was designed to be used by high school biology teachers who want to address the nature of science.

		The Nature of Science: Learning & Memory

		The Nature of Science: An Addicted Brain

The research articles presented as part of this curriculum unit were used with the generous cooperation of the journal SCIENCE. Find out more about:

			SCIENCE Magazine
			American Academy for the Advancement of Science

Want to learn more about "false memories", or find more brainteasers to try on your friends? Try these links:

Read more about how (and why) scientists study animals and use them as models of human learning and memory:

			Experimental Design (PDF version)
			Why the Fly? (PDF version)
			What's In a Name? (PDF version)
			Slugs Take the Prize (PDF version)
			The Nobel Prize

Find out more about memory mutants and the clues they are giving us about enhancing memory:

			Building a Brainier Mouse
			Dr. Tsien’s website
			Morris Water Maze
			Clues to Enhancing Human Memory

Read about human memory, the parts of our brains that store memories, and what happens to our memory after brain injuries:

			Remember Amnesia? (PDF version)
			Don't Try This At Home (PDF version)
			Where Memory Lives (PDF version)
			More Than One Memory (PDF version)

			Project 2061
			National Science Education Standards and the Nature of Science
			Science Framework for the 1996 and 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress

			Content Objectives (PDF version)
			Nature of Science Objectives: Enduring Understandings (PDF version)
			5E Instructional Model (PDF version)
			Nature of Science Checklist (PDF version)
			Explaining Our Teaching Method (PDF version)
			National Science Education Standards
			Project 2061 Homepage
			Benchmarks for Science Literacy