Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It travels around the Sun in a nearly circular orbit at a distance of about 150 million kilometers. The anchor phenomena students investigate in the Earth and Sun Module are the patterns observed in the sky over a day, a month, a […]
My Senses (BBS)
My Senses (BBS), provides students with inquiry-based activities and experiences that build upon one another using the five senses. In the module, My Senses, students investigate vocabulary through song, hand movements, and dramatization, which helps them retain vocabulary concepts while building descriptive language. Students make predictions, document findings, and explain […]
Soils, Rocks and Landforms (FOSS) – NGSS
Provide students experiences with soils, rocks, and minerals, and modeling experiences to study changes to rocks and landforms Soils, Rocks, and Landforms has four investigations that focus on the phenomena that weathering by water, ice, wind, living organisms, and gravity breaks rocks into smaller pieces, erosion (water, ice, and wind) […]
Gravity and Kinetic Energy (FOSS) – NGSS
In the Gravity and Kinetic Energy module, students explore speed, acceleration, gravity, and collision physics. Students and educators test motion at various speeds to explore acceleration and to learn about gravity. They use digital video analysis to calculate the acceleration of gravity. They observe patterns of collisions to discern how […]
How Can We Send a Message Using Sound? (SSFTC) – NGSS
Students will explore different ways of sending a message and organize them by how the message is sent (light or sound) and by distance In the module, How Can We Send a Message Using Sound?, students collect evidence through hands-on activities and text to build a claim that sound is […]
How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away? (SSFTC) – NGSS
In this module, students will explore and collect evidence on the fast and slow ways water and wind can change the shape of the land. In the module, How Can We Stop Soil From Washing Away?, students will examine photographs and models of certain changes in the land caused by […]
Ecosystems and Their Interactions (STC3MS) – NGSS
Help students consider the many ways that organisms interact with both the living and nonliving components of ecosystems As the Ecosystems and Their Interactions unit opens, pond ecosystems and butterfly ecosystems provide the launching pad for learning how various elements of systems interact. Students build models and work with simulations […]
How Can We Provide Fresh Water to Those in Need? (SSFTC) – NGSS
Students will explore the topic of water scarcity and the various ways humans have attempted to get water to where it is needed In the first focus question, students will collect evidence and experiences on their water footprints and on how little accessible freshwater exists. The culminating activity in the […]
Pebbles, Sand and Silt (FOSS) – NGSS
The Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module provides students with the opportunity to engage with the anchor phenomenon of earth materials that cover In the Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module, students use simple tools to observe, describe, analyze, and sort solid earth materials and learn how the properties of the materials […]
How Do Weather and Climate Affect our Lives? (SSFTC) – NGSS
In the How Do Weather and Climate Affect Our Lives? module, students learn why and how scientists measure weather. In this unit, students explore and use a thermometer, anemometer, wind cane, and rain gauge to measure the weather outside their school. They use past weather data to identify annual temperature […]