Overview
Science Techbook is a comprehensive program that uses real-world phenomena to guide instruction where students follow the 5E instructional model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) for a structured, yet flexible student-centered learning experience. 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:
- Jump back into their most recently accessed Course or Lesson
- 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)
- And more!
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How do students access assignments?
When a student logs in to Science Techbook, all Assignments are accessible from their Dashboard. Students can see which assignments are Active, Overdue, Due Today, and Done.
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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 every page.
What do students have access to on the Toolbar?
The following tools are available to students from the Toolbar.
- Results: Quick access to assessment results.
- Glossary: Instant access to the Interactive Glossary.
- Language: Easily change reading levels. Reading Level A is on grade level, and Reading Level B is two grade levels below. Students can also change the language from English to Spanish.
- Science Notebook: When students highlight in Techbook, they can add and save notes. Once saved, these notes are accessible in their Science Notebook.
- More Tools and Actions: From here, students can access Language and Level settings, Resources, take specific Actions, Print from Techbook, and access Tools (like Calculator and Whiteboard).
How do students change the language from English to Spanish?
Students can change the language from English to Spanish from their Toolbar.
To change the language from English to Spanish, follow these steps:
- Go to the Toolbar, available on every page.
- Click on Language or More Tools.
- Select Spanish from the available options.
Students can also change the language by selecting More on the toolbar. Under Language and Level select Spanish.
The language settings update immediately.
How do students change the reading level?
There are two ways students can adjust the reading levels:
- Select Language from the Toolbar and adjust between Reading Level A (on grade level) and Reading Level B (below grade level).
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Click on More in the toolbar. Under Language and Level, select the desired reading level.
How do students use Science Notebook?
From any page in Science Techbook, students can highlight text, add notes, and save them.
Once text is highlighted, select Take Notes to add a note.
A sticky note appears where a student can add notes.
Adding a note highlights the text and displays a clickable icon. Click the icon to view or open the note.
Saved notes are then available for easy access in My Notebook. To access the notebook, follow these steps:
- Select More from the Toolbar
- Select My Notebook from Resources.
A new window opens where a student can access all notes in a Concept.
To access Notes By Unit, select All Notes.