by Emily Starr | Sep 19, 2021 | New Text Discovery
Crosscutting concepts are one of the three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards. The seven crosscutting concepts are lenses through which your students can examine different phenomena, so it can be worthwhile to spend some time helping them to dig in...
by Emily Starr | Sep 14, 2021 | New Text Discovery
Imagine what your life would be like without a TV. What about a vacuum cleaner? Your refrigerator? Toilet paper? Soap? Most of these common household items would be hard to live without, and we have inventors to thank for them! Every year on February 11th, National...
by Emily Starr | Sep 11, 2021 | New Text Discovery
Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day movement started in 1970 as a response to growing concern over air pollution and public health. Today, Earth Day is widely recognized as the largest secular observance in the world!* Each year, more...
by medialink | Mar 9, 2021 | New Text Discovery
What do you notice is happening in this photograph? The fourth grade performance expectation 4-ESS2-1 asks students to: “Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation.”...
by medialink | Feb 21, 2021 | New Text Discovery
What do you notice is happening in this photograph? The third grade performance expectation 3-LS2-1 asks students to: “Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members to survive.” In our third grade informational text for this performance...
by medialink | Jan 25, 2021 | New Text Discovery
What might happen if a squirrel buries an acorn? The second grade performance expectation 2-LS2-1 asks students to: “Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.” In our second grade informational text for...
