Extraordinary Resources for Elementary School

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1 Extraordinary Resources for Elementary School Reinforce Literacy and Mathematics Skills Discovery Education Science for elementary lets educators engage young minds while reinforcing important literacy and mathematics skills. Through inquiry-based learning, these dynamic classroom tools captivate students in their online, entertaining, never-a-dull-moment world. e-books and Reading Passages Provide students leveled informational science text and reading passages specific to standard content areas. To help even further, they also come with audio support so students can listen to the text as they read it. Interactive Glossary An interactive glossary provides vibrant and engaging explanations of hundreds of scientific terms via animations, videos, images and more. By making it fun, students learn not just the words but their meaning as well. Equip educators with core concept information and lesson examples through the 5-Minute Preps providing a valuable refresher to support classroom teaching.

2 Learn, Explore, Demonstrate and Extend Knowledge Discovery Education Science for elementary takes students beyond theory to the more engaging world of practical demonstrations and explorations. Learn Scientific concepts are introduced through leveled reading passages, e-books, Fun-Damentals and engaging video segments. Addressing multiple learning styles, these resources also support literacy instruction across the curriculum. Explore Virtual Labs and Explorations allow students to practice science like real scientists. Through experimentation, students learn to interpret data, draw conclusions supported by this data, and practice important math skills. This allows them to make and challenge hypotheses, see what happens when they change variables and discover the underlying science of their surrounding world. Demonstrate Students demonstrate understanding in two ways: They can show acquired knowledge through online selected response assessments. Alternatively, teachers can print a Brief Constructed Response (BCR) for students to complete, which includes teacher scoring tools. Extend Educators encourage additional learning by enabling students to access middle school level resources on particular topics. The resources also let students realize the connections between concepts by exploring the ways they relate to each other. Learn more at Discovery Communications

3 Students Become Scientists Discovery Education Science for middle school supports inquiry-based learning by providing students with real life situations that they can investigate through a variety of interactive media. Organized around the traditional middle school curriculum Earth and Space Science, Life Science, and Physical Science educators can quickly find resources to engage student minds. Build Background Knowledge and Stimulate Classroom Discussion Explore science and enhance reading proficiency with engaging, informative articles from a variety of trusted sources. Highly visual and dynamic reading passages and articles are leveled to make the content accessible to students with different reading abilities. Enliven Your Classroom Over 8,500 video clips are aligned to state standards. Videos are divided into segments so the class watches only the clips that best relate to your teaching. Interactive Videos provide a captivating, self-directed experience for students. Increase time on task through this highly engaging format. Users click on hotspots during a selected video segment to pause the video to explore additional images and text reinforcing key concepts.

4 Go Deeper into the Curriculum Open the door for students to explore real-world situations from a variety of perspectives through Integrated Science Simulations. Students can explore concepts by interacting with models, changing variables, and experiencing different outcomes. Take Your Students to Places You Never Thought Possible Takes students beyond theory to the more captivating world of practical demonstrations and explorations. Virtual Labs and Explorations allow students to practice science like real scientists. Through investigation, students learn to interpret data, draw conclusions supported by this data, and practice important math skills. Learn more at Education.com DiscoveryEducation.com Discovery Communications

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6 Discovery Education MediaShare Discovery Education MediaShare Discovery Education MediaShare is a web-based content sharing system that enables educators to utilize the best resources through uploading, sharing, managing, and distributing user-created or licensed-digital content. Take Control of your Digital Resources Upload educator-created content and share across schools, districts, or even nationally Manage digital content with the flexibility to set sharing permissions to allow schools to share regionally, nationally or locally within a building or district Generate reports to understand usage patterns - uploads/ downloads, content metadata, and more Map content to state curriculum standards Index and search digital content based on user-assigned meta-tags Consistent Content in All Classrooms Promote standardized course delivery within buildings or across regions Ensure only appropriate content reaches the classroom Leverage the best practices of all teachers Configurations to Meet Your IT Needs Host the resources stored within Discovery Education MediaShare locally or upload them to Discovery Education servers Remote hosting creates efficiencies: Save costs on hardware and servers. Minimizes the need for technical management of locallyinstalled software Access at School and at Home Remote hosting allows teachers and students to access content from home Allow teachers to focus on students instead of planning Optimize Time on Task Call for more information DEMS.FL.OVERVIEW Discovery Education DiscoveryEducation.com

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