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The scientific method is more than an ordered set of steps that scientists follow. The scientific method is a collection of elements that anyone can use to solve a problem or find the answer to a question. Test your scientific method skills with the Science Detectives Training Room Escape  game.

Shaggy scalycap mushroom
Written by: 
Michele Clark
Mushrooms release billions of spores into the air each year. Could those spores help promote rain by seeding new rain clouds?
Skeletal anatomy game
Explore the Skeleton Viewer

To explore the bones of the human skeleton, check out our Skeleton Viewer. Take a look further inside of a bone with our Bone Anatomy Viewer.

To learn more about bones, visit Busy Bones.
Practicing the scientific method
Play The Case of the Mystery Images

Looking for another detective assignment? Practice all the new detective skills you learned in the Training Room Escape by solving The Case of the Mystery Images.

To learn more, visit Using the Scientific Method to Solve Mysteries.
White-nose syndrome in a little brown bat
Written by: 
Nubia Erandi Maldonado Pérez
A dangerous fungus arrived in North America from Eurasia that has been killing millions of bats. Is it possible that bacteria that are already on the bats' skin are their best allies in fighting this fungus?
Sexual reproduction
Written by: 
Sarala Pradhan and Ioulia Bespalova
For many organisms, reproduction is a huge part of life. But what, exactly, does reproduction mean? Well, it can mean so many different things, including breeding or not, caring for young (or not), or giving birth (or not)... read on to learn about the diversity of ways that organisms reproduce.
Battling bacteria with computers
Written by: 
Ioulia Bespalova
Battling bacteria can be tough, as they can evolve quickly and resist many of our treatments. But Shelley Haydel is working on new ways to fight bad bacteria.
Human senses
Written by: 
Wesley Tierney
Do you think math would be easier if the numbers were color coded? For people with synesthesia, remembering might be a bit easier due to differences in how their brains work. Synesthesia happens when senses—taste, hearing, smell, sight, or touch—that are normally not closely linked are experienced together.
Sugar crystals
Written by: 
Pooja Kadaba Ranganath and Rosario A Marroquin-Flores
RNA is an important molecule that often helps your body make proteins. But RNAs aren’t all the same—some may help your immune cells fight off infections by providing them with extra sugar.
Cell viewer activity
Explore the Cell Viewer Game

Cells are the basic building blocks of life, but what all do cells hold? You can now look inside of cells to learn more about their parts in our Cell Viewer.

To learn more about cells and cell parts, visit Building Blocks of Life for more of the story.

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