Overview
K-8 Science Techbook is a comprehensive program with high-quality, three-dimensional lessons and engaging hands-on and virtual investigations that follow the 5E instructional model. This interactive program is full of resources that bring science to life for students.
How do students access Science Techbook?
Students can log in to Science Techbook from any device at home or school. From their dashboard, they can:
- Explore assigned content
- Use Search to find engaging resources
- Explore Studio to share learning in a creative way
- Access My Content (their personal folder system)
- Access Science Techbook
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How do students access the Toolbar?
Students can easily access a variety of functional tools from the Toolbar, conveniently located in the bottom right corner of any page within their Techbook.
What do students have access to on the Toolbar?
The following tools are available to students from the Toolbar.
- Results: Quick access to concept dashboard.
- Glossary: Instant access to the Interactive Glossary.
- Language: Easily change reading levels. Reading Level A is on grade level, and Reading Level B is approximately two levels below. Students can also change the language from English to Spanish.
- Science Notebook: When students highlight text in Techbook, they can add and save notes. Once saved, these notes are accessible in their Science Notebook, organized by Course, Unit, and Concept.
- More Tools and Actions: From here, students can access Language and Level settings, Resources, take specific Actions to share or save content, Print Techbook pages, and access Tools (like Calculators, Whiteboard, and Unit Converter.
How do students change the language from English to Spanish?
Students can change the language from English to Spanish from their Toolbar, which is located on every page. They can select Language, or More Tools to make a language change.
How do students change the reading level?
Students can change the reading level from their Toolbar, which is located on every page. They can select Language, or More Tools to make a reading level change.
How do students use Science Notebook?
Students can highlight text in Science Techbook, add notes, and save them.
Saved notes are then available in their Science Notebook for easy access. To access the notebook, follow these steps:
- Select More from the Toolbar
- Select My Notebook
A new window opens where a student can access all notes in a Concept. To access Notes By Unit, select All Notes.