Science Techbook sets teachers up for success by offering educator resources designed to support the implementation of hands-on, phenomenon-based learning.
Overview
Streamline your workflow with ready-to-teach, standards-aligned lessons, so you can focus on what matters most—engaging with your students! The Science Techbook curriculum embeds teacher resources to support and guide you as you spark curiosity in your science classroom.
What teacher resources are available?
The Elementary Science Techbook makes instruction more accessible with flexible, point-of-use tools designed to adapt to your teaching needs.
Course Resources
To access course level planning materials, navigate to Course Materials in the top action bar of any Course.
Unit Resources
To access your downloadable unit level planning materials, navigate to Unit Resources in the top action bar of any Unit.
To access Student Learning Objectives, Teacher Learning Objectives, and Vocabulary Strategies, use the tab menu in Unit Resources and select a specific Concept. Below is an example from Rocks and Minerals.
Lesson Planning
Within every Lesson, find point-of-use Teacher Notes for instructions and support of the classroom lesson presentation. Available supports include sample student responses, SOS instructional strategies, graphic organizers, tools for differentiation, and discourse support.
Note that you can print your Teacher Notes.
Additional Discovery Education Resources
To find additional standards-aligned resources that support concept background, reinforcement, or extension, go to the Explore More Resources section on your Science Techbook concept page.
This section provides curated materials to enhance learning and deepen understanding of the topics covered.
You can also find more resources through Search. Learn more about Search.
How do I view standards within a lesson?
There are multiple ways to access standards from any point within the Elementary Science Techbook. From the actions bar or the 3-dot menu, look for Table of Contents or Standards to access standards.
From any Concept page, choose the List view to review lesson-level standards and student expectations.
You can also see which standards are associated with a lesson from the Lesson preview page. Learn more about Lessons.