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Introduction to Science4Us
Audience: Grade K-2 science teachers | Prerequisite: None.
About the Workshop
Start strong with this introductory workshop, delivered either onsite or via webinar. This course will give teachers the time and confidence they need to integrate Science4Us into their instruction. Teachers will learn how to navigate the program, the key components of a Science4Us instructional module, and how Science4Us lessons can look in their classrooms. They will then spend some time planning Science4Us lessons for their students.
Participants will:
Workshop Agendas - Webinar
A downloadable flyer with the workshop agenda will be available after clicking on each button below.
Agenda Downloads
Share the agenda with the teachers that will be attending the workshop and add the date, time, and location to use as an informational flyer.
Lesson Planning Resources
Science4Us Core Concepts Essential Vocabulary and Activities: An overview of the vocabulary and science concepts you need to know for each module and session in each module.
Science4Us Quick Start Guide: Everything you need to know to get around the Science4Us website.
Remote Learning with Science4us Flyer: Tips and Tricks for using Science4Us at home.
Parent Letter Resource: Links to downloadable files and other resources that can be useful when using S4U.
Lesson Planning Guide: Use this template and example lesson notes to help you plan lessons using Science4Us modules and the 5E model.
Reflection Worksheet: Professional Learning requires reflection before it transfers to the classroom.
Program Overview: This diagram shows the organization of the modules, as well as, an explanation of each of the Es.
Digital Teacher View: This document explains the organization of each module, all the resources available, as well as, the online and digital resources.
Blank Notebook Page: Use this blank page for whole class lessons. Students can write the answers on the template that looks like the notebook pages found in the digital view.
Best Practices for Teaching with Science4Us: Keep this slide from the workshop to help guide your Science4Us lessons.
A Parent's Guide to Science4Us: Send this resource home to parents to they can help students login, navigate the student view, find their assignments, and learn about the 5Es.
What People Say About Science4Us
Science4Us keeps the students engaged and requires them to retell/summarize each topic.
- Teacher, Polk County School DistrictScience skills are often difficult to acquire. Science4Us makes it fun and opens doors to students who have shut down science. Science in the past is something they thought they couldn’t learn. Now they can.
- Science4Us Director, Advance Learning Academy, FLScience4Us is a huge resource for my classroom. I love to see how the videos, songs and activities encourage students to think in new ways about the things they experience. My students look forward to science time every day!
- Science4Us Teacher, Advance Learning Academy, FLBy having Science4Us, we can give them what they’re used to. They’re able to manipulate science virtually, it makes our job easier, and we’re helping them to retain the knowledge that we want them to learn
- Teacher, Hillcrest Elementary SchoolIt [PD] provided me a door that I didn't think I would be able to open in my classroom. My students are now excited to learn science.
- Teacher, Yates Mill Elementary SchoolScience4Us keeps the students engaged and requires them to retell/summarize each topic.
- Teacher, Polk County School DistrictScience skills are often difficult to acquire. Science4Us makes it fun and opens doors to students who have shut down science. Science in the past is something they thought they couldn’t learn. Now they can.
- Science4Us Director, Advance Learning Academy, FLScience4Us is a huge resource for my classroom. I love to see how the videos, songs and activities encourage students to think in new ways about the things they experience. My students look forward to science time every day!
- Science4Us Teacher, Advance Learning Academy, FLBy having Science4Us, we can give them what they’re used to. They’re able to manipulate science virtually, it makes our job easier, and we’re helping them to retain the knowledge that we want them to learn
- Teacher, Hillcrest Elementary SchoolIt [PD] provided me a door that I didn't think I would be able to open in my classroom. My students are now excited to learn science.
- Teacher, Yates Mill Elementary SchoolScience4Us keeps the students engaged and requires them to retell/summarize each topic.
- Teacher, Polk County School DistrictTake your own tour of Science4Us
The program provides comprehensive lesson plans and embedded professional development. Science4Us has everything you need for whole groups, small groups, or 1:1, offering plenty of ways to practice and expand. What about science centers? Yes, Science4Us makes it easy to assign for centers, too.
With 28 modules ready to deliver literacy-infused science lessons to your K-2 students, what are you waiting for? Take out a Science4Us trial today!
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