Preparing to teach your Amplify Science units
We’ve developed a variety of unit and lesson-level resources to ensure you have the tools you need to support students in developing foundational skills and building background knowledge. In this section, you’ll find information on using Amplify Science digitally.
Note: Login may be required to access some resources.
- Preparing to teach K–5
In this section, you’ll find unit and lesson-level tools to set you up for success as you start planning.
Curriculum maps
The following resources will be helpful as you begin to understand how units are organized and start mapping out your year of Amplify Science.
Digital experience
Amplify Science offers digital experience licenses that make elementary instruction more flexible for students and teachers, and make it easier than ever to plan lessons, present digital content, and review student work! Wondering if you have access to the digital experience? Read this article to determine if you have a digital experience license.
What’s included?
Wondering what Amplify Science K–5 unit kits look like? Here’s a quick video to explain the organization and contents. Note: login required!
Wondering what materials are housed in the Amplify Science unit kits? Learn more about quantities of both hands-on and print materials here.
Unit Guide resources
Unit Guide resources detail all the planning for the unit, teacher references, and printable resources found at the unit level as you dive into each phenomenon.
Classroom Slides
Classroom Slides are an easy way to teach and present lesson content to the class. A favorite bonus feature is that the slide decks are all editable! Check out this help article to learn all about Classroom Slides and suggestions for how to use this powerful resource.
Investigation Notebooks
Log in to access each grade level’s Unit 1 Student Investigation Notebooks on topics such as:
Kindergarten: Needs of Plants and Animals
Grade 1: Animal and Plant Defenses
Grade 2: Plant and Animal Relationships
Grade 5: Patterns of Earth and Sky
Lesson planning
Use this lesson planning template to assist with planning and breaking down the lessons.
Assessment
Log in to learn about the myriad assessment options you have for starting the school year and monitoring progress throughout it. Don’t have a login yet? Review this helpful article to learn more about assessments.
- Preparing to teach 6–8
In this section, you’ll find unit and lesson-level tools to set you up for success as you start planning.
Program Guides
Read more about Amplify Science in either the Integrated or Domain Model Program Guide—a resource for finding out more about the program’s structure, components, supports, and flexibility. Navigate through the links on the left side of the page to access more information about the program and to explore resources that can help with your implementation.
The Scope and Sequence (Integrated or Domain) should be helpful as you begin to understand how units are organized and start mapping out your year of Amplify Science.
What’s included?
Here’s a quick video to explain the organization and contents of Amplify Science 6–8 unit kits. Note: Login required!
Wondering what materials are housed in the Amplify Science unit kits? Learn more about quantities of both hands-on and print materials here.
Unit Guide resources
Unit Guide resources detail all the planning for the unit, teacher references, and printable resources found at the unit level as you dive into each phenomenon. Zoom into the navigation of Amplify Science with this video. Don’t have time to watch? Here’s a quick help article that explains what’s found in the Lesson Brief and how to navigate at the lesson level.
Classroom Slides
Classroom Slides are an easy way to teach and present lesson content to the class. A favorite bonus feature is that the slide decks are all editable! Check out this help article to learn all about Classroom Slides and how to use this powerful resource.
Investigation Notebooks
Log in to access each grade level’s Unit 1 Student Investigation Notebooks on topics such as:
Grade 6: Microbiome
Grade 7: Geology on Mars
Grade 8: Earth, Moon, and Sun
Lesson planning
Use this lesson planning template to assist with planning and breaking down the lessons.
Assessment
Log in to learn about the myriad assessment options you have for starting the school year and monitoring progress throughout it. Don’t have a login yet? Review this helpful article to learn more about assessments.