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    National Geographic

     

    NAT

    National Geographic provides teacher and student resources in English and in Spanish. Teacher could project resources for whole class instruction or assign sections or individual or group work.

    Used for Grades 3rd & 4th

    Location: Cengage app in Canvas

    Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org 

    Data Updates: Nightly

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    HMH Science

     

    Ed

    HMH Science provides teacher and student resources in English. Teacher could project resources for whole class instruction or assign sections or individual or group work.

    Used for Grades 5th, 6th and High School Biology

    Location: Students and staff use the link in Clever

    Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org 

    Data Updates: Nightly

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    Carolina Science Online

     

    Carolina

    Carolina Science provides teacher and student resources in English. Teacher could project resources for whole class instruction or assign sections or individual or group work.

    Used for Grades 7th & 8th

    Location: https://carolinascienceonline.com/#/

    Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org

    Data Updates: NA

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    Holt McDougal Online

     

    Holt

    Holt McDougal Online is used for Chemistry and Physics. This resource provides teacher and student materials. Teacher could project resources for whole class instruction or assign sections or individual or group work. 

    Used for Grades 9-12

    Location: The think central application is found in Clever

    Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org

    Data Updates: Nightly

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    Gale Databases

     

    Gale

    Gale provides original and curated content, as well as the modern research tools that are crucial in connecting libraries to learning, and learners to libraries.

    Location: Gale app in Clever

    Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org

    Data Updates: Nightly

    Accessible at Home: Yes

     

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    Here are the resources within Gale:
     

    Science in Context:

      Science in context

    for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites

    Used for Grades 6-12

     

    Research in Context:

      research

    Created specifically for middle-schoolers, it combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.

    Used for Grades 6-8

     

    Kid InfoBits:

      infobits

    Kids InfoBits is the perfect educational product for today's young learners. It's a content-rich, authoritative, easy-to-use resource featuring age-appropriate content covering a broad range of educational topics. It features a modern, graphical interface, great new content from trusted sources, more intuitive navigation, improved resources, and much more.

    Used for Grades K-5

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    Biozone

     

    Biozone

    BIOZONE brings science to life through the use of phenomena from engagement to assessment. By their innovative design, our resources encourage student interaction, using simple investigations and data analysis to engage students in the science around them. Innovative strategies to encourage critical thinking and problem-solving help your students develop the 21st-century skills they need to succeed.

    Used for Grades 

    Location: Students and staff use the link in Clever

    Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org

    Data Updates: NA

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    Saavas Interactive Science

     

    Interactive science

    Interactive Science from Saavas offers an engaging, hands-on learning exprerience for students and and to manage program for teachers. It brings the fun back into the class while building the skills students need to think like scientists and engineers. 

    Used for Grades 1st & 2nd

    Location: Teachers will add content through Canvas

    Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org

    Data Updates: NA

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    Discovery Science

     

    Discovery

    Discovery Education Science Techbook 

    Used for Grades 

    Location: Discovery App located in Clever

    Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org

    Data Updates: NA

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    PhET Interactive Simulations

     

    PhET

    PhET Interactive creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery. 

    Used for Grades 

    Location: PhET Interactive website

    Help: NA

    Data Updates: NA

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    Flinn Scientific

     

    Flinn

    Flinn Scientific supports science educators in opening young minds to the challenges and joys of scientific discovery. 

    Used for Grades 

    Location: 

    Help: NA

    Data Updates: NA

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    McGraw Hill for Environmental Science

     

    McGraw

    McGraw Hill for Environmental Science. 

    Used for Grades 

    Location: 

    Help: NA

    Data Updates: NA

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    PBS Simulations

     

    PBS

    PBS Simulations

    Used for Grades 

    Location: PBS Website

    Help: NA

    Data Updates: NA

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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    Pivot Interactives

     

    Pivot

    Pivot Interactives makes it simple for teachers to use active learning for science. Our collection of more than 500 activities engages students to explore, observe, and make connections. Customized feedback guides students and lets teachers measure progress. Interactive video, hands-on learning with sensors, or interactive simulations: you'll have the best tool for every teaching scenario. Any science subject, anytime, anywhere.

    Used for Grades 9-12 -  All high school science teachers have access to Pivot Interactive activities to use with their Vernier Probes. 

    Location: Pivot App located in Clever and available in Canvas

    Help: email curriculumapps@u-46.org

    Data Updates: NA

    Available at Home: Yes

     

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