Accelerate Learning extends phenomena-driven, project-based learning to grades 6-8 with Collaborate Science
The K-8 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) curriculum brings science to life with practical, real-world problems for students to solve in a cooperative environment
Share This!
Lift-Off lessons introduce the unit with a driving question that elicits students’ prior knowledge.
A learning set unfolds into individual lessons, guiding students step by step toward discovering solutions that propel them closer to answering the unit’s driving question.
A storyline document is available for each Learning Set, showcasing the unified narrative that runs throughout the unit.Incorporating this coherent and engaging storyline into the learning journey increases student engagement and helps focus their work.
Lesson snapshot provides a glimpse at the unit's driving questions, lesson overview, key terms, and more.
Detailed lesson plans are provided for each lesson in Collaborate Science to support your role as a facilitator of student discoveries and learning.
Additional interactive resources are available for each lesson, including links to external sites, videos, PhETs, and other simulations, all assignable to students to do on their individual devices if the teacher chooses.
Collaborate Science powered by Accelerate Learning fuses phenomena-driven PBL for students with focused professional development for teachers. Through research support and funding from Lucas Education Research at the George Lucas Educational Foundation, the Collaborate Science 6-8 curriculum was developed by researchers at Stanford University’s Stanford Center for Assessment Learning and Equity (SCALE) and the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET).
Each Collaborate Science unit is framed by a driving question, anchoring phenomena, and a culminating project. Students build on prior knowledge as each unit progresses, cementing their understanding of learned skills and concepts as they apply them to the project.
Collaborate Science is 100% NGSS-aligned and features unique tools and resources developed by Accelerate Learning. It has a digital platform for teachers and students, Ready-to-Teach kits, teacher guides, student notebooks, interactive resources, literacy and math connections, assessments, bilingual and English language learner supports, accessibility features, a teacher toolbox, and more.
To help teachers facilitate PBL and student discovery, professional learning is at the heart of Collaborate Science. Teachers can access a suite of in-person and online professional development opportunities that continue for as long as the curriculum is implemented. Along the way, they can engage in the same type of active, inquiry-based learning that their students experience in a PBL classroom.
Accelerate Learning provides STEM curriculum and professional development solutions that empower teachers, increase scores, and inspire students to become tomorrow’s STEM leaders. Its STEMscopes, Collaborate Science, and Math Nation curricula and resources are highly adaptable, accessible and support instruction in any learning environment. The comprehensive, results-oriented solutions are used by more than 9 million students and 750,000 teachers across the country. For information, visit acceleratelearning.com or call 800-531-0864.
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
