Young kids are curious about the world, and so naturally great scientists. At this age, they’re ready to start exploring and getting hands-on with science. It’s the perfect time to introduce concepts and start building a strong science foundation.
Science4Us is a research-based program specially designed for K-2 students and includes 1000’s of online and offline activities that incorporate literacy skills. It’s the perfect way to engage students and get them excited about science.
Discover the brief from a
National Science Foundation funded study about how early science and math education provides students with an important foundation for learning.
Early STEM Education Matters
Research by the
AERA (American Educational Research Association) shows that 62% of the students who enter kindergarten with limited exposure to science struggle with science in third grade, and 54% still struggle in eighth grade.
What’s Included in Science4Us?
With Science4Us, kids explore science topics—and have fun—as they dig deeper with the 5E model.
Science4Us covers
Inquiry, Physical Science, Life Science and Earth & Space Science with lessons specifically designed for K-2 students. Within the subjects, there are 8 units and 28 modules spread across the units. Each module contains 8 sessions that teach science using the 5E Model (engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate). The sessions have 1000’s of online and offline activities that can be completed in as little as ten minutes, and teach students using videos, interaction, poems, songs, and digital notebooks.
Tools and Training Teachers Need to Get Students Excited About Science
Science4Us is easy to implement. The program provides comprehensive lesson plans, and embedded professional development so teachers can confidently and effectively teach science in their classroom. With flexible delivery methods, Science4Us has hundreds of short lessons for use with whole group, small group or 1:1.
The program includes:
- Session Guides
- Teacher Guides
- Teaching Strategies
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Teacher Lessons that include: Best practices for extending the knowledge into students’ daily lives, common misconceptions to help students avoid, ideas for integrating literacy strategies, background knowledge teachers will need to lead a lesson with confidence, and cross-content connection awareness.
Science4Us is research-proven, giving Students K-2 a Strong Science Foundation
In this
McREL study, teachers from Denver, CO participated in a 2-week study using the States of Matter module with their 156 students, while another group of teachers and 116 students served as the control group and taught science as they usually did.
Both the control and experimental students were given a pre and post-assessment to measure their content knowledge. The students who had used Science4Us showed greater gains on the posttest than the control group.
Read the full study to find out more.
Give Your Students a Head Start in STEM!
Take a free 30-day trial and find out how Science4Us can help your students get a strong science foundation. It’s never too early to learn science!