Students explore the wonders science in Earth, Life, and Physical Science. With this 3-year program your students will become a well-rounded scientists.

		Earth Science Investigating Earth Systems is a hands-on, inquiry-based program that teaches students how to hypothesize, experiment, reflect and analyze. Investigating Earth Systems presents Earth Science in terms that are relevant to the students’ lives. This increases students’ attention and learning retention. Developed in association with the American Geological Institute, the curriculum was designed for leading Middle School students through a complete and thought-provoking exploration of the Earth’s systems and how they are all connected.
		Life Science Project-Based Life Science. Like Scientists, in this Unit students are presented with big challenges or big questions. Students will be given a strong foundation in scientific literacy — how to ask scientific questions — how to use data as evidence. This will enable them to do the activities that will help them understand and develop answers to the question or complete their challenge. Project–Based Life Science allows students to be involved and take control of their learning. This responsibility empowers students and gives them the incentive to learn. You will find your students asking better questions and using evidence in more effective ways.
		Physical Science InterActions in Physical Science uses a scaffolded, inquiry-based approach that covers both physics and chemistry. InterActions in Physical Science’s content is broken down into hands-on, minds-on Chapters of Learning. Each chapter begins with a purpose followed by a key question. Students come up with ideas, that are investigated with activities. Students record their results and, like scientists, they discuss their results with each other and as a class. Now that they have developed or changed ideas, they compare their ideas with formal scientific premises. Then they apply what they have learned to new situations.
		Discover! Science Library for grades 6-8 including the following features and components on CD, DVD and Online: 1.Interactive multimedia tutorials: Each CD includes up to 200 lesson-screens with narrated text and pictures / illustrations plus interactive, multimedia exercises and lots of video clips. All core text is fully narrated. Built to pedagogically correct standards with appendices for advanced research. 2.Two text levels: Students can toggle between grades 9-12 and grades 6-8 text levels for most units / CD volumes or stay at one of the two text levels throughout. All vocabulary checked for age-appropriateness. 3.3D Virtual Laboratory: Select samples, instruments, tools, planets and natural environments. Design and perform dynamic, discovery-oriented experiments, then analyze and plot data to confirm or deny hypotheses. Each student learns by doing science and being a scientist. 4.One half hour, high-resolution, digital video on each CD, with content indexing and one-click navigation. 5.Quizzes for the students and Test Banks for teachers/parents. 6.Teacher’s Guides and state and national curriculum correlations on the CDs and our web site.