Designed to Support Teachers and Engage All Students
- All-inclusive phenomena-based learning
- 3-dimensional learning in 30-minute investigations
- Powerful teacher support
Overview
Building Blocks of Science 3D
Designed to Support Teachers and Engage All Students
- All-inclusive phenomena-based learning
- 3-dimensional learning in 30-minute investigations
- Powerful teacher support
Integrated digital components support instruction and assessment:
- Instructional slides for front-of-classroom presentation designed to help you facilitate student procedures, discussion, and sensemaking of lessons from beginning to end.
- An assignment management system allows you to track individual, small group, or whole class progress.
- Digital components for students enhance learning, differentiate learning, and provide multiple modalities for delivering information.
Print or digital teaching, the choice is yours.
Whether you prefer a printed teacher guide, you’ve gone completely digital, or you’re somewhere in between, Building Blocks of Science has what you need. Teacher and student instructional resources are provided in both print and digital formats, offering flexibility for your individual teaching style and support for all your students’ learning styles.
Why Administrators Pick Building Blocks of Science
Provide support for teachers and all students with the integration of hands-on, powerful digital resources and literacy, all in 30-minute investigations
Why Teachers Love Building Blocks of Science
What if you could make science the best part of your students’ day?
Students learning science with Building Blocks of Science 3D are engaged and excited as they work like real scientists. With this program, students actively collaborate with peers, conducting hands-on investigations, collecting and analyzing data, recording notes, and sharing observations.
Put your best foot forward with Building Blocks of Science 3D
Framework
K–5 NGSS Learning Framework
Three-Dimensional Science and Engineering Anchored in Phenomena
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Literacy
A complete system to meet all your students’ needs
Student Literacy Readers and eBooks
- Provide non-fiction content reading that supports vocabulary development and hands-on investigations
- Support ELA standards in reading and writing
- Available in on-grade and below-grade levels and in Spanish
- Print and digital formats
- Digital format has text-to-speech capability in English and Spanish
Interactive Literacy Readers
Earned Word Cards
Instructions for use: Fold the cards in half to “hide” the academic definition of the term until students have earned the word. Students earn words by developing a strong enough understanding that they can use the word to explain the world around them. Cards are available in both English and Spanish.
Literacy Articles
Innovators in Science
Science in the News
Digital
Teacher-Friendly Digital Platform
Building Blocks of Science® digital platform takes the guess work out of using digital resources. Our integrated digital resources provide everything teachers need to teach the lesson in once place.
- Make planning, teaching, and monitoring student progress easy
- Enhance and deepen student understanding
- Provide the perfect blend of technology with hands-on learning
Parents
New answers to your question “What did you do in school today?”
Welcome to Building Blocks of Science 3D—the science program that brings excitement, collaboration, and problem-solving skills into the classroom. When your child is using Building Blocks of Science 3D, you’ll hear about science class every day!
With Building Blocks of Science 3D, your child will:
- Actively investigate real-world phenomena
- Write and read about science
- Work collaboratively to build 21st century skills for tomorrow
- Work like a scientist and engineer
- Engage everyone in your household with quick take-home science activities
Building Blocks of Science 3D prepares your student for tomorrow
The new science standards will prepare today’s students for their future—a future where STEM jobs abound, teamwork and collaboration are critical, and the ability to explain your thinking to others is necessary for success.
The Building Blocks of Science approach
The Building Blocks of Science approach prepares K–5 learners by providing a foundation of hands-on investigation supported with powerful digital and print-based learning. This program is designed to engage and excite students. As they learn science, they learn to work like scientists and engineers.
