Private presentation of Science4Us, K-2nd Science Curriculum

2. Our mission is to provide a curriculum that, in the reality of
today's educational environment:
• Engages students to learn and to like science
• Increases teachers' comfort with, and commitment to,
teaching science
After one month of using Science4Us.com with my second
graders, they discovered and learned the basic science
curriculum. So did I Palm Beach Second Grade Teacher

3. • Comprehensive digital curriculum
• Standards based
• K-2 banded structure with leveled offline support
• Built using the Inquiry-based 5-E Instructional Model

4. Engage Explore Explain
Elaborate
Math Skills Investigation Literacy Skills
Evaluate

5.  Physical Science - 15 modules
 Life Science - 6 modules
 Earth and Space Science - 12 modules
 Inquiry - 3 modules
 Total 36 modules
 Tools, technology, engineering, and careers are
integrated within the content areas
 Each module is designed for two weeks

6. • The in-house development team’s recent credits:
o VocabularySpellingCity.com, an award-winning, nationally-used
educational service
• Content Expertise
o Adjunct professor of Elementary Science Methods, 5 years NSF project
experience in elementary science education (Science IDEAS). Doctoral
education degree in progress.
o Three experienced science teachers including two Florida Science
Teachers of the Year
• External Academic Involvement
o Florida Atlantic University School of Education faculty members
o University of Iowa faculty with specialty in science PD
o State level curriculum instruction from Vermont
o McRel (in discussions)

7. • Science4Us meets the needs of today's classroom
o Tech savvy students
o Flexible delivery:
 Whole class, small group, or individual
 Online and printed materials
 Access specific sections or use systematically
 Lesson plans for hands-on science included
o Convenient accessibility for students and teachers
o Science4Us is a complete curriculum

8. • Student Activities
o Animated Videos
o Interactive Games
o Digital Notebook
o Stories and Songs
o Simulations and Explorations
o Offline skills lessons, follow-up and hands-on activities
• Teacher Resources
o Embedded PD as videos or articles
o Cross-curricular connections to math and literacy
o Multiple assessment formats
o Detailed lesson plans
o Plus District & Data Resources

9. • In development since 2009
• Development team has grown to10 people full-time,
plus 10 offsite contractors
• Applied for a NSF SBIR grant for efficacy testing
• Building relationships for further growth and review
• Expect to complete K-2nd development Nov 2012
• Fall 2012: Fourth round of field testing
• Commitments from 34 schools, 257 teachers, 7 states
• Finalizing an efficacy study with McRel
• Building Broader Relationship

10. www.Science4Us.com 954 771-0914
Catherine E. Christopher, cathy@science4us.com
Content Expert
Sondra Pena, sondra@science4us.com
Content Expert
John Edelson, mayor@spellingcity.com
Founder, President