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Do-First Model

In the do-first model*, students are immersed in unit concepts by completing hands-on investigations that allow them to apply science and engineering practices and construct their own explanations of core ideas. Then students read texts, watch videos, and complete more investigations that help them confirm or refine their explanations. Vocabulary resources can be used at multiple points throughout the unit to develop and strengthen students’ fluency with the disciplinary language of science. TIP: Have students use a science journal to record the examples they explore through activities and readings, then challenge them to design a concept web that connects those examples to the core ideas they read about in the Unit Nonfiction Book toward the end of the roadmap.

• Start Here

• Generate Interest

  Unit Guide
  spark activity

• Lead Investigations

  Process Activity FOCUS Books

• Dig Deeper

  Quick Reads Investigation Pack Science Videos

• Core Text

  Unit Nonfiction Books

• Independent Practice

  Interactive Science Lesson

• Extend The Learning

  Career Files Debate Reading A-Z Books** Fiction Books

* This model may also be referred to as the discovery method, in which students use inductive reasoning to determine broad concepts by first exploring examples.
** Each unit includes one free book from Reading A–Z. To access other titles related to the science topic, a subscription to Reading A–Z or Raz-Plus is required.