Introducing STEMscopes
Curriculum Programs
Engaging for students, easy for teachers, and affordable for schools, STEMscopes State Edition is rooted in the scientifically proven 5E model with acceleration and intervention.
Unravel the standards into digestible modules for your K-12 students. From hands-on, inquiry-based investigations to rigorous CER assessments, STEMscopes NGSS takes the guesswork out of teaching the NGSS.
Thoughtfully designed by PreK teachers with the busy PreK teacher in mind, Early Explorer was built from the ground up to Head Start and state guidelines to prepare PreK students for science in Kindergarten.
Free Resources
The ability to read, interpret, and communicate information in the science classroom is a 21st century NGSS skill embedded in the STEMscopes curriculum. We believe that teachers have the power to guide students in rich scientific discourse through modeling, questioning, and feedback, while probing for deeper responses that help students explore their ideas more thoroughly.
Summer slide can impact all students. By keeping them engaged on science topics over summer, students can be better prepared for the next grade while exploring fascinating phenomena.
STEMscopes NGSS 3D is an award-winning, phenomena-based program that empowers your teaching of the Next Generation Science Standards. Navigating STEMscopes NGSS 3D is a breeze thanks to our scope alignment map that details how we built our 5E-based curriculum to the NGSS.
Using NGSS’s “Lessons Learned from the NGSS Early Implementer Districts: Instructional Materials” document, we have created a rubric to assess the 18 Criteria of Instructional Materials necessary to properly align with the NGSS.
The CER process guides students to develop a deeper explanation than they would ordinarily provide. And teachers, when observing their students, can understand a student’s grasp of scientific concepts, their ability to use appropriate and relevant evidence, and the thought process they used to justify how their evidence supports their claim.
Incorporating STEM in the elementary classroom can be challenging, but the benefits of starting STEM early cannot be understated. Whether you are a new or veteran teacher, the 12 STEM best practices presented in this infographic will help you empower STEM learning in your classroom.
Benefits
Experience built-in real-time analytics, text-to-speech, lesson planner, and e-books, all using the latest HTML5 coding to remain device agnostic.
Deepen your students' knowledge with authentic cross-curricular connections to song and dance, art and sculpture, engineering and design, and math and data analysis.
Need help understanding a new instructional strategy? STEMscopes has embedded PD videos, on-demand webinars, and coaching to get you on your feet fast.
Whether you are running a blended learning model, traditional instruction, or a 1:1 classroom, we're ready for all teaching styles.
We know you work hard in the classroom. Shouldn't a curriculum do the same? We are constantly adding new features and elements based on your feedback.
STEMscopes grew out of a Rice University professional development program. Teacher support is at the center of our curriculum programs. And we are always only a call away.
Our core approach is hands-on investigation; doing science is learning science. Use our supplemental kits, or prep your own with our materials lists.
The experts are in the classroom. These expert teachers work alongside Rice University professors to help us build and update STEMscopes. Staying on the forefront of the best practices is our priority.
You won't find any "now aligned" stickers here. All our solutions were built specifically to the standards they address—NGSS, your state standards, and early childhood.
Grab one of our e-books, download it from your login, or get it as a supplemental print to support science literacy in your classroom.
Students learn best by exploring and discovering. STEMscopes makes it easy to facilitate inquiry activities, like PBLs, by scaffolding the entire process.
All lessons have multiple assessment types, such as kinesthetic, rubric-based, open-ended, gamified, and multiple choice assessments, to help you get a complete picture of what your students need.
Research
Why Does Good Curriculum Matter?
STEM careers are on the rise- today’s STEM students are tomorrow’s STEM leaders.
STEMscopes curriculum products are engaging for students and easy for teachers to use, but more importantly, they are highly effective. Students using STEMscopes on average outscore their peers who do not use STEMscopes based in numerous case studies conducted by Rice University.
Regardless of English proficiency, economic status, or geographic location, STEMscopes positively impacts diverse student populations.
