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Experience Inspire Science
Inspire Science expands upon students’ innate curiosity by empowering them to explore our world’s amazing natural phenomena in exciting, hands-on ways.
Explore Inspire Science K–5
Fostering a love of science starts on day one. Inspire Science supports K–5 teachers in helping their students build key foundational skills through fun, hands-on learning experiences.
Making Every Moment Count
Science for Every Schedule
Fit science into every schedule with four flexible lesson tracks for classrooms ranging from those with time for only two 30-minute classes to those with enough time for five full 45-minute classes each week. Designed to align with critical science standards, each track lets teachers teach their way in the time that they have. All four tracks include:
- Coverage of grade-level science standards within the 5E framework.
- The ability to customize lessons to meet your instructional style.
- Scaffolded supports for students of all levels.
- An abundance of engaging multimedia and hand-on resources.
Engaging Activities
Ignite Curiosity
Science Probes
Each lesson launches with one of Page Keeley’s Science Probes, which present lesson phenomena in engaging ways to reveal commonly held preconceptions students bring to their learning. They function to spark student curiosity and discussion while guiding differentiated instruction strategies.
Collaboration
at Your Fingertips
Collaboration Kits
When students are engaged in their learning, they succeed—and nothing is more engaging than rolling up your sleeves and digging into hands-on activities. Developed specifically for group projects, the Inspire Science Collaboration Kits make it easy to implement hands-on activities in your classroom—freeing you to focus on the activity itself.
Ignite Curiosity
Science Probes
Each lesson launches with one of Page Keeley’s Science Probes, which present lesson phenomena in engaging ways to reveal commonly held preconceptions students bring to their learning. They function to spark student curiosity and discussion while guiding differentiated instruction strategies.
Collaboration
at Your Fingertips
Collaboration Kits
When students are engaged in their learning, they succeed—and nothing is more engaging than rolling up your sleeves and digging into hands-on activities. Developed specifically for group projects, the Inspire Science Collaboration Kits make it easy to implement hands-on activities in your classroom—freeing you to focus on the activity itself.
Ignite Curiosity
Science Probes
Each lesson launches with one of Page Keeley’s Science Probes, which present lesson phenomena in engaging ways to reveal commonly held preconceptions students bring to their learning. They function to spark student curiosity and discussion while guiding differentiated instruction strategies.
Collaboration
at Your Fingertips
Collaboration Kits
When students are engaged in their learning, they succeed—and nothing is more engaging than rolling up your sleeves and digging into hands-on activities. Developed specifically for group projects, the Inspire Science Collaboration Kits make it easy to implement hands-on activities in your classroom—freeing you to focus on the activity itself.
Ignite Curiosity
Science Probes
Each lesson launches with one of Page Keeley’s Science Probes, which present lesson phenomena in engaging ways to reveal commonly held preconceptions students bring to their learning. They function to spark student curiosity and discussion while guiding differentiated instruction strategies.
Collaboration
at Your Fingertips
Collaboration Kits
When students are engaged in their learning, they succeed—and nothing is more engaging than rolling up your sleeves and digging into hands-on activities. Developed specifically for group projects, the Inspire Science Collaboration Kits make it easy to implement hands-on activities in your classroom—freeing you to focus on the activity itself.
Close Reading
The Close Reading activities in Inspire Science guide students to search for answers to text-dependent questions within informational text passages, encouraging them to focus on meaning.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
INVESTIGATOR Articles
For students in Grades 2–5, INVESTIGATOR Articles supply real-world science and engineering stories, available in Approaching- and On-Level.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
Close Reading
The Close Reading activities in Inspire Science guide students to search for answers to text-dependent questions within informational text passages, encouraging them to focus on meaning.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
INVESTIGATOR Articles
For students in Grades 2–5, INVESTIGATOR Articles supply real-world science and engineering stories, available in Approaching- and On-Level.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
Close Reading
The Close Reading activities in Inspire Science guide students to search for answers to text-dependent questions within informational text passages, encouraging them to focus on meaning.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
INVESTIGATOR Articles
For students in Grades 2–5, INVESTIGATOR Articles supply real-world science and engineering stories, available in Approaching- and On-Level.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
Close Reading
The Close Reading activities in Inspire Science guide students to search for answers to text-dependent questions within informational text passages, encouraging them to focus on meaning.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
INVESTIGATOR Articles
For students in Grades 2–5, INVESTIGATOR Articles supply real-world science and engineering stories, available in Approaching- and On-Level.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
ELA Connections
When students study science, they practice and build upon other skill sets along the way. Inspire Science has been designed to maximize opportunities for cross-curricular connections, integrating Common Core State Standards for ELA/Literacy in alignment with the NGSS.
Close Reading
The Close Reading activities in Inspire Science guide students to search for answers to text-dependent questions within informational text passages, encouraging them to focus on meaning.
Writing Prompts
Writing prompts challenge students to use the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) framework to make claims and document their reasoning. Later, they record evidence and revise their claims as needed.
INVESTIGATOR Articles
For students in Grades 2–5, INVESTIGATOR Articles supply real-world science and engineering stories, available in Approaching- and On-Level.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
Close Reading
The Close Reading activities in Inspire Science guide students to search for answers to text-dependent questions within informational text passages, encouraging them to focus on meaning.
Writing Prompts
Writing prompts challenge students to use the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) framework to make claims and document their reasoning. Later, they record evidence and revise their claims as needed.
INVESTIGATOR Articles
For students in Grades 2–5, INVESTIGATOR Articles supply real-world science and engineering stories, available in Approaching- and On-Level.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
Close Reading
The Close Reading activities in Inspire Science guide students to search for answers to text-dependent questions within informational text passages, encouraging them to focus on meaning.
Writing Prompts
Writing prompts challenge students to use the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) framework to make claims and document their reasoning. Later, they record evidence and revise their claims as needed.
INVESTIGATOR Articles
For students in Grades 2–5, INVESTIGATOR Articles supply real-world science and engineering stories, available in Approaching- and On-Level.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
Close Reading
The Close Reading activities in Inspire Science guide students to search for answers to text-dependent questions within informational text passages, encouraging them to focus on meaning.
Writing Prompts
Writing prompts challenge students to use the Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER) framework to make claims and document their reasoning. Later, they record evidence and revise their claims as needed.
INVESTIGATOR Articles
For students in Grades 2–5, INVESTIGATOR Articles supply real-world science and engineering stories, available in Approaching- and On-Level.
Science Read Alouds
For students in Grades K–1, Science Read Alouds anchor module content and drive discovery by using the power of narrative storytelling to pique students' interest in key science topics.
Wonders Snap-In Tabs
Align Wonders with Inspire Science to make the most of instruction time. Teach both programs side-by-side or utilize Inspire Science resources during your ELA instruction. With Snap-In Tabs, students access complex texts and make connections between Big Ideas, academic vocabulary, and writing activities.
Leveled Readers
Every Inspire Science module includes a Leveled Reader title, written at four readability levels—Approaching, On, Beyond, and ELL. For Grades 1–5, these readers include a Paired Read to enhance the experience with a narrative story.
Real-World STEM Connection
While career opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) increase each year, there continues to be a shortage of qualified candidates. To combat this widening "STEM Gap," Inspire Science actively connects each module and lesson to a diverse selection of STEM careers. For elementary students, STEM Career Kids videos and avatars showcase just how far science can take them.
Career Kids (K–4)
In grades K–4, the STEM Career Kid avatars provide an approachable and engaging introduction to STEM careers for young learners.
Career Connections (K–12)
During the "Elaborate" phase of the 5E model, students can apply what they've learned to a variety of real-world STEM careers, fostering deeper understanding and exposing them to new professions that they may want to pursue.
STEM Projects (K–12)
Phenomena set the stage for the STEM Module Project, where students act as scientists or engineers in order to solve real-world problems. Each project draws on three-dimensional learning and relates back to key standards correlating to the unit.
Career Kids (K–4)
In grades K–4, the STEM Career Kid avatars provide an approachable and engaging introduction to STEM careers for young learners.
Career Connections (K–12)
During the "Elaborate" phase of the 5E model, students can apply what they've learned to a variety of real-world STEM careers, fostering deeper understanding and exposing them to new professions that they may want to pursue.
STEM Projects (K–12)
Phenomena set the stage for the STEM Module Project, where students act as scientists or engineers in order to solve real-world problems. Each project draws on three-dimensional learning and relates back to key standards correlating to the unit.
Career Kids (K–4)
In grades K–4, the STEM Career Kid avatars provide an approachable and engaging introduction to STEM careers for young learners.
Career Connections (K–12)
During the "Elaborate" phase of the 5E model, students can apply what they've learned to a variety of real-world STEM careers, fostering deeper understanding and exposing them to new professions that they may want to pursue.
STEM Projects (K–12)
Phenomena set the stage for the STEM Module Project, where students act as scientists or engineers in order to solve real-world problems. Each project draws on three-dimensional learning and relates back to key standards correlating to the unit.
Career Kids (K–4)
In grades K–4, the STEM Career Kid avatars provide an approachable and engaging introduction to STEM careers for young learners.
Career Connections (K–12)
During the "Elaborate" phase of the 5E model, students can apply what they've learned to a variety of real-world STEM careers, fostering deeper understanding and exposing them to new professions that they may want to pursue.
STEM Projects (K–12)
Phenomena set the stage for the STEM Module Project, where students act as scientists or engineers in order to solve real-world problems. Each project draws on three-dimensional learning and relates back to key standards correlating to the unit.
Explore Inspire Science 6–8
With the right tools and support, every student can grow into a scientist. Inspire Science provides 6–8 students with the resources to discover their abilities, seamlessly bridging the gap between elementary and high school and propelling them down the path to success.
Collaboration
at Your Fingertips
Collaboration Kits
When students are engaged in their learning, they succeed—and nothing is more engaging than rolling up your sleeves and digging into hands-on activities. Developed specifically for group projects, the Inspire Science Collaboration Kits make it easy to implement hands-on activities in your classroom—freeing you to focus on the activity itself.
Cross-Curricular Connections
Our world is multidisciplinary by nature. This means that to build deep scientific understanding, students must possess multidisciplinary skills to match. Inspire Science supports cross-curricular learning with resources that blur the boundaries between science, literacy, math, and engineering—because to excel in one, students must succeed in all.
Literacy, Math, and Engineering Skill Handbooks
Literacy, Math, and Engineering Skill Handbooks provide background information, student support, and real-world examples designed to foster connections between science and each complimentary discipline.
Actively Learn
Pair Inspire Science with Actively Learn to enrich students’ learning experience with additional science texts, articles, and videos at each student’s level; inquiry-driven science simulations that bring phenomena to life; interactive reading and study aids for active collaboration; and powerful tools for teachers to customize and create content.
Real-World STEM Connections
While career opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) increase each year, there continues to be a shortage of qualified candidates. To combat this widening “STEM Gap,” Inspire Science actively connects each module and lesson to a diverse selection of STEM careers.
Career Connections (K–12)
During the “Elaborate” phase of the 5E model, students can apply what they’ve learned to a variety of real-world STEM careers, fostering deeper understanding and exposing them to new professions that they may want to pursue.
Explore Inspire Science 9–12
As high school students approach graduation, they need the skills to solve real-world problems. With Inspire Science, they develop a firm grasp of key science and engineering concepts that they will carry through to college and their careers.
Cross-Curricular Connections
Our world is multidisciplinary by nature. This means that to build deep scientific understanding, students must possess multidisciplinary skills to match. Inspire Science supports cross-curricular learning with resources that blur the boundaries between science disciplines, literacy, math, and engineering—because to excel in one, students must succeed in all.
Inspire Biology, Unit 1, Module 1, Lesson 3
Inspire Biology, Unit 1, Module 1, Lesson 2
Literacy, Math, and Engineering Skill Handbooks
Literacy, Math, and Engineering Skill Handbooks provide background information, student support, and real-world examples designed to foster connections between science and each complimentary discipline.
Actively Learn
Pair Inspire Science with Actively Learn to enrich students’ learning experience with additional science texts, articles, and videos at each student’s level; inquiry-driven science simulations that bring phenomena to life; interactive reading and study aids for active collaboration; and powerful tools for teachers to customize and create content.
Prepare and Plan Your Way
Online Resource Planner
Online Resource Planners make lesson prep easier than ever with a concise, easy-access overview of module resources and suggested pacing for each module and lesson.
Open Educational Resources
Curate your own lesson content with premium resources from the Smithsonian, SpongeLab, and PhET that bring science learning to life.
K–12 Learning Progression
Inspire Science builds on NGSS concepts year after year to develop conceptual understanding over time. By the end of Grade 12, students will have the in-depth knowledge they need to achieve career and college success.
Program-Wide Features
Supercharge Learning and Exploration
Inspire Science provides an expansive digital experience designed to push the limits on learning with innovative interactives, videos, simulations, learning-based games, personal tutors, and more.
Hands-On Exploration, Powered by Inquiry
Inquiry Activities
During two to three Inquiry Activities per lesson, students use the same techniques as scientists and engineers to ask questions, think critically, and design solutions to real-world problems. Easily implementable in any classroom, Inquiry Activities drive home key science topics in meaningful, engaging ways.
Supporting English Language Learners
Equitable Access for Spanish Speakers
Applying the best instructional practices for teaching ELLs, each module and lesson features scaffolded activities that offer students from different language backgrounds the opportunity to engage with challenging science and engineering content. With Ciencia que Inspira, you can ensure that dual-immersion students have equitable access to a quality, intellectually rich, and engaging science and engineering curriculum with authentic Spanish translations in both the print and digital experience.
Assess and Adjust Along the Way
Inspire Science includes a variety of assessment options to use before, during, and after each lesson and module, supporting teachers with differentiation strategies as students progress through their learning journey to mastery of the Performance Expectations.
Formative Assessment
One of the most effective ways to support conceptual learning is through formative assessment. That is why Inspire Science begins every lesson with a formative assessment science probe to assess prior knowledge. Science probes present a real-world phenomenon or core concept to promote student thinking and discussion while revealing what commonly held preconceptions and initial ideas your students are bringing to their learning so you can best inform your instruction.
Summative Assessment
Summative assessment tools at the module and lesson level help ensure lasting learning and alignment of student skills to the Performance Expectations.