A comprehensive science curriculum for 8th grade students working at a 1st grade academic level, covering all North Carolina Essential Standards with simplified language, high-interest visuals, and structured support.
An ecology and life science curriculum sequence exploring the microscopic and macroscopic systems of our planet, from cellular organelles and biological organization to Earth's interconnected spheres.
A high-energy, 15-minute introductory lesson for 1st graders to explore how animals move, categorize them by travel types (flying, swimming, crawling), and connect their physical body features to their motion.
A fun, interactive 1st-grade worksheet for drawing favorite animal movements and matching body features to action verbs.
A comprehensive teacher professional development and model lesson plan sequence. It equips educators with hands-on mineral testing protocols, inquiry-based (3D) NGSS teaching strategies, geological vocabulary support, and formative assessment tools for grades 4-8.
An introductory STEM and cooperative learning lesson where students work in teams to save Sam, a gummy worm stranded on a capsized boat, using only paperclips to retrieve and equip his life preserver.
A vibrant, highly visual slide presentation with large 24pt+ fonts, animal emojis, and built-in movement breaks.
An interactive, highly visual ecosystem unit designed for 7th/8th grade MCAS standards but adapted to a 4th-grade reading and comprehension level. The unit explores abiotic/biotic factors, energy flow, interactions, and disruptions through hands-on activities, adapted readings, visual slides, and scaffolded assessments.
A lesson designed to guide students through the fundamental stages of scientific inquiry using tactile, color-coded hex cards to map, sort, and collaborate on scientific investigations.
A 15-minute pacing guide and instructional script for teachers to facilitate active learning, movements, and discussions.
An immersive, 90-minute entrepreneurial challenge where teams collaborate to design, budget, and present a fully functional snack shack business while navigating real-world supply chain and staffing twists.
A brief, step-by-step instructional guide for teachers on breaking students into groups of 2-3, distributing materials, briefing the scenario via slides, and managing the 30-minute timer.
A culminating engineering design challenge where students build, test, and optimize a spring-launched car kit. Students manipulate mass and launcher spring compression to analyze kinetic energy relationships, meet precise distance targets, and maximize collision impact against barriers.
