New Reviews: Learning A-Z’s Science A-Z

Learning A-Z’s Science A-Z is a supplemental program that supports science instruction in grades K-6. Resources are available online. Student materials must be downloaded and printed or displayed using classroom projection devices. Instruction blends science content with literacy skills through the use of leveled non-fiction readers and hands-on science activities.

New Reviews: Discovery Education’s Science Techbook

Discovery Education’s Science Techbook for Texas is a comprehensive, web-based science curriculum for grades K-12. At each grade level, the multimodal program includes a range of digital resources, including interactive text; embedded videos, animations, and virtual investigations; and hands-on explorations.

New Reviews: Sirius Grade 8 Science – STAAR Review/Prep

Learning List has reviewed Sirius Education Solutions’ Grade 8 Science: STAAR Review and Preparation WorkText. This supplemental, consumable print resource prepares eighth grade students for the STAAR science exam.

New Reviews: Compass Learning Science Courses

Compass Learning provides supplemental, online middle school science courses that support instruction in remediation, self-paced, and supplemental programs: The Nature of Science, Physical Science, Earth & Space Science.

Mobile Apps Gain Momentum: DynaStudy’s DynaNotes Science

DynaStudy’s DynaNotes Science Course Notes are app-based supplemental learning aids that support instruction in high school biology and chemistry courses and science courses at grades 5 and 8. Students can create easy, password-protected journals on individual or shared iPads or Android tablets. The apps are grounded in TEKS, personal to each student and connected to the outside world.

Perfection Learning: Earth Science and Marine Science

Two of the most recent instructional materials reviews published on Learning List are science subjects. Perfection Learning provides comprehensive textbooks for introductory high school courses in earth science and marine science. Earth Science: The Physical Setting is a full-year course that explores topics in astronomy, meteorology, geology, and oceanography.  The course introduces fundamental concepts while developing students’ problem-solving and critical-thinking …

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Engaging Students in Science

In this TEDtalk, high school science teacher Tyler DeWitt discusses the importance of making science fun for students.  He highlights the need for teachers to help students connect to science through storytelling and the use of accessible language, pointing to the use of precise language and jargon in science textbooks as sources of disconnection.   He explains that if young students …

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