Science Partnership for Instructional Innovators is a professional development partnership working together to transform science teaching and learning in grades 3-8. Science is taught based on the Next Generation Science Standards.
- Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems (Fall)
- Earth's Systems: Processes That Shape the Earth (Winter)
- Space Systems: Stars and the Solar System (Winter)
- Energy (Spring)
- Structure and Properties of Matter(Spring)
Mystery Science
Mystery Science is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Each Mystery is aligned to a topic, performance expectations, science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts. Every lesson begins with a Mystery that hooks your students. Mystery Science then narrates an unforgettable story told with stunning images and videos and punctuated with opportunities for discussion. Every lesson concludes with simple hands-on activities.
