Inspire Curiosity With Science A-Z
Take Science to the Kitchen
Join the Wise family in their home kitchen as they guide you through DIY science experiments using materials you can usually find around your home.
According to Ceylon Wise, a “benefit of doing [science] experiments is it gives kids an opportunity to be active. To get up and be a part of the lesson, instead of just being spoken to. It lifts the learning off the text and makes it come to life.”
Recommended PD: Getting Started with Science A-Z
(Interested in other content from the Wise family? Check out The Wise Channel on YouTube!)
Science in the News & All Around Us
Can fish drive cars? Can bricks be made from mushrooms and plastic? Can beavers help prevent desert fires?
Science in the News explores answers to questions like the ones above, sharing fun, high-interest, scientific topics and stories that help elementary students get curious about science.
With new content published monthly, you can keep your budding scientists engaged with new stories written for their reading level: early, middle, and upper elementary.
Stay Organized with KLEWS
KLEWS graphic organizers provide students with a visual way to learn scientific reasoning and reading comprehension.
KLEWS Charts are now available with all Storyline activities to give students additional ways to process information and organize their thoughts. Have students refer back to their organizer, keep it on their desk, or keep it in their folder to review at home. A notebook may be fine for some students, but KLEWS organizers allow students to structure their notes and their thoughts.
Digging Deeper, as a Team
You may not be able to take a class field trip to the African Savanna to learn about the food chain or make a batch of waffles to talk about nutrition, but Investigation Packs are the next best thing. Investigation Packs help small groups of students dig deeper into scientific content together by bringing the topics to them.
How do Investigation Packs work? Each student begins by reading through an Investigation File. Once thoroughly read, students come together to discuss what they’ve learned with the purpose of identifying evidence to answer a Key Question and reach a consensus on an answer to the larger Mystery File.