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For additional information about how to implement the components in  PhD Science in Sync , please consult the  PhD Science in Sync  User Guide.

Each lesson has at least one video that presents the lesson’s core learning. Videos are typically six to 15 minutes long and include questions for students to consider, investigation demonstrations, and some direct instruction. Students can choose between English or Spanish audio and can enable closed-captioning in English.

This journal contains activities and questions for students to complete during or after the lesson videos that focus on the essential learning. Each lesson has a separate fillable PDF in English and Spanish that students can access through the Great Minds® website or that teachers can post on their learning management system.   Schools or families can also print the documents and fill them out by hand. Teachers should discuss with schools and families how students can complete the Science Journal depending on their devices, internet access, and software.

PhD Science  Implementation Guide

T he Implementation Guide explains the learning design and features of the  PhD Science  curriculum and suggests best practices for implementation in the classroom.

The User Guide includes implementation tips and best practices for multiple learning settings using  PhD Science in Sync .

The Learn Anywhere Plan includes the following components, as shown in the image below.

Links to resources such as the Teacher Edition, Daily Video, Science Journal, and Science Journal Support

Essential, Focus, and Phenomenon Questions to frame the content of the module, concept, and lesson set

A short description of the lesson that applies to in-class instruction and distance learning

Corresponding pages in the Teacher Edition to cover if teaching in class and the Science Logbook pages for students to complete

Videos for students participating in distance learning to watch and outlined tasks to complete

Science Discourse, featuring questions for teachers to ask and topics to cover with students either in the classroom or virtually

Additional Instruction, including extensions or follow-ups that teachers may assign or do

The Science Journal Support includes suggested student responses to all activities and questions in the Science Journal.

Projected is a slide resource to aid teachers in classroom presentations.  PhD Science in Sync  teachers can use this resource when they host virtual class meetings and facilitate Science Discourse (available for Levels 3–5 only for school year 2020–21).

The Digital Teacher Edition assists teachers with planning and continuous learning and ensures access to all module resources (available for Levels 3–5 only for school year 2020–21).

The Family Tip Sheets introduce students' families and caregivers to the  PhD Science  curriculum through overviews, module-specific information, and suggested ways to extend learning outside the classroom (available in English and Spanish; module-specific sheets available for Levels 3–5 only for school year 2020–21).  

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In 2020, the Texas Education Agency partnered with   Great Minds ®   to develop high-quality materials for Grades K—5 as an open educational resource. PhD Science ®  TEKS Edition   and   PhD Science in Sync TEKS Edition   are fully aligned to TEKS standards and are free to Texas educators as a part of this initiative.

Since then our phenomenon-based program has helped schools across the state attain remarkable gains in student achievement and engagement. Read below to learn more about our print, digital, and support resources created specifically for Texas.

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Access our one–stop shop for all things PhD Science  TEKS Edition . This page is loaded with resources and information that will help teachers unlock the greatness in every child.

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PhD Science TEKS Edition  includes print, digital, and hands-on materials kits designed to spark student curiosity and provide teachers with high-quality instructional materials to lead every science lesson with confidence.

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A Teacher Edition for three module topics covered in a school year includes all lessons and teacher support items .

Facilitation slides are available through PhD Science TEKS Edition Projected for each day’s lesson.

Formative and summative assessments are embedded in every module.

PhD Science TEKS Edition in Sync®  offers video lessons and assignments for continuous learning so students can build knowledge if they—or the teacher—have to take time away from class.

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The   Science Logbook   is where students will synthesize the information and reflect on what they’re learning.

Hands-on materials kit s   include most of the materials needed to conduct the investigations in each module.

Knowledge Deck™   cards help Levels K–2 students build knowledge on the module topic with engaging images and informational text.

Family Tip Sheets   provide caregivers with guidance on how to best   support their scientists at home.

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Science Lessons

The teaching of science offers students a view into an overall understanding of how and why things work the way they do. With science, we are able to explain the reasons behind the functioning of systems from transportation to the human body. This section features science lessons created by real teachers working in schools across the United States. The lessons range from elementary through high school and are organized by grade. As more teachers share their lessons, the section will continue to grow. If you would like to share a lesson plan for inclusion on Teacher.org, please contact us .

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Science arts lesson plans, camouflage and environment.

Students will make butterflies of various colors and then they will experience the advantage that butterflies that are the same color as their environment have against predators.

Science English/Language Arts Lesson Plans

Controversial environmental issues.

Students will research and debate multiple topics in the topic of environmental health. The class will take sides on whether they are for or against the controversial issue.

Debate an Environmental Issue

Students will read an article about the sale of tropical fish. Students will analyze the information given and discuss their opinion based on facts from the article.

Reducing Every Day Plastic Use

Students will research and write a persuasive essay about the effects of plastic in every day use. They will be encouraged to send these letters to officials who could make a difference.

Science Environmental Lesson Plans

Better alternatives.

The students, with a partner, will research the negative environmental impact of every day products and identify safer alternatives.

Bird Feeder Fun

Students will create an all natural bird feeder to hang near the school to feed birds during the various seasons.

Classroom Garden From Trash

Students will create several plants (a garden) from parts of a plant that are normally thrown away.

Cost of Recycling

Each pair of students will trace 1 single recyclable product, from manufacturer to recycling center, examining costs of making the product and recycling it, answering the question:  Is recycling worth it?

Eco-Friendly Homes

The student will work in groups of three or four to design an eco-friendly home.

Environmental Impact Studies

Pairs of students will do an environmental impact study for local development near the school or another area.

Food Chain Tag

Students will learn a brief background about energy transfer between the sun, producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers. ½ of the students are primary consumers (plants) and ¼ of the students are primary consumers (rabbits) and ¼ of the students are secondary consumers (hawks).

Food Web Art Project

Students will discuss food webs and how animals interact together in an ocean biosphere and make a model of how animals get their energy from other animals and the sun.

Keeping Warm in Winter

Students will understand why animals store fat for the winter or colder months and how this affects how temperature is felt. How does the environment and our protection of it help this?

Ocean Pollution

Students will research ocean pollution and compare/contrast current data, hypotheses and other information and check for accuracy.

Two Sides of an Issue

A controversial issue, such as global warming, will be researched using the vast resources of the Internet.  The students will research both sides, either supporting or disputing the facts, opinions, and other information.

Water, Water, Everywhere

The students will identify products that need water to be manufactured, and the amount needed for each product.

Window Garden

Students will plan, experiment, and observe as seeds grow in a window garden. Students will explore why this is important to the sustainability of our environment.

Words of the Environment

On day one, the students will list as many words as possible related to environmental science and on day two connect the meanings of each to real life situations based on research.

Science P.E. Lesson Plans

Science science lesson plans, all about our senses.

Students will use their senses to try to identify common objects found in or around the classroom.

All About Pollination

This lesson is designed to help students develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.

All About the Moon

This lesson is designed for help students understand the importance of the moon. Through multiple activities and demonstrations, students will learn the phases of the moon, what they look like, how it’s lit, and how long it takes for the moon to revolve around the earth.

Animal Habitats

Students will learn to create a small version of an animal habitat using object in the classroom and personal drawings.

This lesson is designed to help students understand the concept of outer space and astronauts. Through multiple activities and discussions, students will learn who astronauts are, where they go, and how they get there.

Chemical Eating

Using the Periodic Table of Elements the students will research ingredients listed on food product labels.

Engineering Design

This lesson is designed to generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

Students will create a food web with a partner.

Layers of the Earth

This lesson is designed to help students understand that the Earth has a layered structure.

Learning About Plants

This lesson is designed to teach students understand the elements of what a plant needs to grow, plus the maintenance involved for upkeep.

Learning About Sand

This lesson is designed to help student’s discover what sand look like, how it’s made, and how can we describe it.

Learning About The Sun

This lesson is designed for help students understand day and night; daily changes in the length and direction of shadows; and different positions of the sun, moon, and stars at different times of the day, month, and year.

Learning About the Five Senses

This lesson is designed to help students “observe common objects by using the five senses, describe the properties of common objects, compare and sort common objects by one physical attribute, communicate observations orally and through drawings.

Mystery Boxes

Using different sized “mystery boxes” the students will attempt to guess the item inside each box.

Phases of the Moon

Students will create a foldable to help remember the phases of the moon.

Planets and Solar System

Students will create a mini poster with pictures and a ‘memory phrase’ to teach others the planets in order.

Salt Water and Fresh Water

This lesson is designed to help students Communicate observations orally and through drawings.

Six Degrees of Science Separation

Using a list of terms from all fields of science, the students will connect them in six or less steps to a non-science term, explaining scientific relationships during the process.

Solar System

This lesson is designed to help students understand that “the orbits of Earth around the sun and of the moon around Earth, together with the rotation of Earth about an axis between its North and South poles, cause observable patterns.

Thanksgiving Food Pyramid

Students will discuss the foods that are traditionally eaten at Thanksgiving in the United States and place them into food groups based on the food pyramid.

This lesson is designed to help students understand Earth in relation to the Solar System. Through a series or activities and interactive teaching, students will learn that the orbits of Earth around the sun and of the moon around Earth, together with the rotation of Earth about an axis between its North and South poles, cause observable patterns.

The Science of Verbs

The student will connect science to everyday, unusual, or rare actions carried out by people.

The United States of Matter

Observe various substances to recognize different characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases.  The students will work in pairs.

Toothpick Structures

The students will create a structure which can hold as much as possible using only toothpicks and glue.

Weather In A Bottle

Students will discuss types of weather and create their own tornado in a bottle.

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