Synthesizes knowledge of the entire digestive tract by analyzing cause-and-effect relationships throughout the process.
A high-energy STEM event for kids in foster care, focusing on engineering design, collaborative building, and social connection through hands-on challenges.
A technical but accessible look into the science of deserts, covering how they form (rain shadows), advanced plant survival, and animal behaviors like estivation.
A comprehensive Earth Day project for 3rd graders integrating reading comprehension about reforestation and gardening with math-based recycling data analysis and bar graphing.
An engaging exploration of the desert biome designed for 3rd-grade students to complete independently. This lesson covers geographical locations, extreme climates, and the remarkable adaptations of desert plants and animals.
A comprehensive lesson exploring energy flow through ecosystems, the impact of resource scarcity, and the consequences of human interference like water diversion and invasive species.
A hands-on ecology lesson where students explore the relationship between native Texas wildflowers and pollinators. Students will learn about monarch migrations and native bee habitats before designing their own school pollinator garden to support local biodiversity.
A comprehensive exploration of energy flow within the Colorado Plateau ecosystem, featuring hands-on modeling of food webs, trophic pyramids, and a botanical study of desert plant transpiration.
A beginner-friendly exploration of ocean currents, focusing on the differences between surface and deep water movements and how they affect our planet.
A lesson designed for emerging Multilingual Learners to practice vocabulary in context and sequencing through an engaging story about Earth Day and a park cleanup. Students will learn facts about the environment while building narrative comprehension skills.
A comprehensive exploration of the Earth's coldest biomes, covering the Arctic Tundra, Alpine Tundra, and Boreal Forest. Students investigate climate, geography, and the unique adaptations of plants and animals that survive in these extreme environments.
A comprehensive suite of data tracking tools for students to monitor their reading progress, including benchmark assessments and IMSE Orton-Gillingham concept checks from Kindergarten through 5th grade.
A high-energy lesson on cryptography and the history of the Enigma machine, designed to motivate students before the WYTOPP state assessment. Students learn about substitution ciphers and decode a secret message of encouragement.
Students explore 'The Great Kapok Tree' to understand biodiversity and the impact of human actions on the environment. They will craft persuasive messages from the perspective of rainforest animals to create a collaborative 'Voices of the Forest' bulletin board.
A multi-sensory exploration of spring through the lens of the five senses, designed to build observation skills and descriptive language in K-5 students.
Students become lab investigators in this high-energy science lesson, testing unknown substances for magnetism, density, and solubility to reveal their hidden identities. This lesson covers 4th-grade physical properties of matter through hands-on exploration and collaborative investigation.
Students become 'architects' of logic, learning to decompose everyday tasks into precise, repeatable algorithms. They will practice 'programming' humans to understand the necessity of detail and sequence in computer science.
A SIOP-based lesson on Earth Day for Level 4 ELs, focusing on the 3 Rs and environmental protection through visual scaffolds, academic language support, and interactive discussion.
In this hands-on lesson, 3rd and 4th grade students explore natural water filtration by building their own filtration systems using earth materials. They learn about the layers of the Earth and how groundwater is naturally purified while connecting their findings to environmental conservation.
Students take on the role of environmental engineers to design, build, and test water filtration systems. They integrate mathematical modeling by calculating flow rates and volume capacities while exploring the science of water purification.
A 4th-grade science and ELA integrated lesson for Level 3 ELLs focusing on energy transfer through reading comprehension and summarizing techniques, aligned with iLEARN standards.
A final review and assessment to measure comprehension and scientific understanding of the digestive system.
Investigates the liver, pancreas, and large intestine, focusing on identifying main ideas and supporting details.
