Additional Reading

Reading Levels

These books contain three developmentally appropriate reading levels for each grade span.

Low
Mid
High

Each level of the book conveys similar concepts, images, and vocabulary.

Storylines

 Use a sequence of lessons to engage students in three-dimensional learning via phenomenon-based activities and assessments that align with national standards.

Project-Based Learning

 Provide more resources for group collaboration and investigation with Project-Based Learning Packs.

Process Activities

 Give students opportunities to apply unit science concepts with hands-on science activities and experiments.

Debates

 Support students as they practice scientific argumentation, listening, and speaking skills.

Investigation Packs
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Group Science Activities for Kids

Getting Started

Investigation Packs are group science activities for kids that help them dig deeper into Science A-Z content, apply scientific practices, and develop the 21st century skills of critical thinking, collaboration, and communication. Reading resources called Investigation Files, or I.Files, feature high-interest, in-depth science content in an engaging design that includes features of informational text, such as graphs, maps, and photographs. Students do a close reading of the I.Files and then cite evidence that helps them solve the Mystery File in each pack through group discussion.

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Life

Animals

What Animals Need

Living/Non-Living

Living Things

Plants

What Plants Need

Senses

Properties of Senses

Smell

low

Hearing

mid

Taste

mid

Sight

high

Inner Compass

Mystery File

Earth & Space

Earth, Moon, and Sun

Life on Earth

Weather

Wind

Earth's Surface

Bodies of Water

Ponds

low

Oceans

mid

Rivers

mid

Lakes

high

Icebergs

Mystery File

Physical

Doing Work

Simple Machines

Wedge

low

Ramp

mid

Lever

high

Pulley

Mystery File

Energy

Things That Make Heat

Light

Properties of Light

Properties

Toys

Magnets

Properties of Magnets

Things Move

People Movers