Inspirestudentstoexplorereal-worldsciencetopicswithScienceLessonsandInvestigations!The13robustscienceunitspresentimportantscienceconcepts,supportingNextGenerationScienceStandards(NGSS)inlife,earth,andphysicalscience.Eachunitguidesstudentsinexploringascienceconceptfollowingthe5Emodel:Engage,Explore,Explain,Evaluate,andExtend.Thevarietyofactivitieshelpstobuildonstudents’priorknowledgeandexperienceandhelpsthemapplytheirunderstandingofthescienceconceptinacreativeway.ScienceLessonsandInvestigationsprovidesyouwithteachingsupportandcomprehensivescienceunitsthatinclude:Conceptengagementactivitythatsparksstudents’interestandengagespriorknowledgebyintroducingeachtopicwithquestionsanddiscussion.(Engage)Explorationactivitythathelpsstudentsexploretheconceptthroughhands-oninvestigation.(Explore)Readingselections,real-lifevisuals,andvocabularyreviewtohelpstudentsdevelopunderstanding.(Explain)Comprehensionactivitiesincorporatinghigher-orderthinkingtohelpstudentsshowandapplywhattheyhavelearned.(Evaluate)Writingpromptsandhands-onactivities*tohelpstudentsapplyandextendtheirunderstanding.(Extend)*Thehands-onactivitiesmayincludescienceexperiments,STEMchallenges,artprojects,takingontheroleofascientist,orothercross-curricularactivities.TopicscoveredinScienceLessonsandInvestigationsgradefourinclude:LifeSciencePlantLifeStructuresAnimalLifeStructuresHumanLifeStructuresEarthScienceErosionandWeatheringPatternsinEarth’sCrustNaturalDisastersHumanImpactonLandPhysicalScienceWavesasPatternsofMotionTheNatureofEnergyLightEnergySoundEnergyHeatEnergyElectricalEnergyThisresourcecontainsteachersupportpages,reproduciblestudentpages,andananswerkey.Thisisareproducibleresource(photocopyingoflessonsispermitted)forsingleclassroomorindividualhomeuseonly.AboutEvan-MoorAleaderinPreK-8educationalpublishing,Evan-Moorhasbeenatrustedpartnerofteachersandparentsforover40years.Ourmissionishelpingchildrenlearn,andwedothisbycreatingresourcesthatmotivatechildrentolearnimportantskillsandconceptsacrossthecurriculumwhilealsoinspiringaloveoflearning.
