Scholastic Teaching Resources SC-809901 Superscience Gr 4-6 Stem Instant, Price/ST

Nicely organized. Good quality and sturdy. Some of the projects involve food items.

This is a great STEM set, very constructed. This set has 15 topics in physical, life and ear sciences that support the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) What is NGSS: These standards were created for the K-12 student in mind for science content standard that has a set of expectations from what students should know and be able to do. The NGSS were developed by states to improve sciences education for students. Each topic comes in a self-contained folder that includes an Article, Task Cards (5 of them that are identical), a data sheet (two companion reproducible worksheets for students to record on) and Teaching Notes (background info. on NGSS correlations and hints). There also is 34;Bonus34; online Resources that include short videos related to the topics, digital version of the content to allow for projecting to a white board, additional printable activities, charts and patterns. You have an access code that is provided in the Program Guide. The website is nicely laid out and easy to navigate. There is a section for each of the sections: Life Science, Earth Since and Physical Science Earth Science: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Wind Power, Weather and Client Change, Hurricane Damage Physical Science: Energy, Light, Air, Forces, Properties of Matter Life Science: Fossils, Ice Age Adaptations, Sense of Smell, Food Webs, Hearing Some examples of Supplies you need: Bubble Wrap, Tape, Toothpick, Flashlight, Whipped Cream, Wax Paper, Hole Punch, Straw, Permanent Marker, ruler, funnel, watch, 1-liter soda bottle, pipe cleaner, rubber band, clay, balloon, empty aluminum can, marble, masking tape, salt, pennies, magnet, play dough, Large Milk Container, measuring cups, thermometer, sandwich and gallon size plastic bags, dry pasta in various sizes/shapes and watch. -- All accessible, easy to find and inexpensive My two kids enjoyed the few that we have done already (Air, Hearing and Food Webs) and would recommend.

This curriculum is AMAZING! I bought this to teach in a homeschool co-op program and I couldn't be happier. The hands-on experiments are simply awesome and age appropriate. They are also great to do in a group or alone. I highly recommend this product for anyone looking to add STEM activities to their program.

These are stimulating and fun activities that teach a little science and can be worked into small amounts of classroom time or given more time for more in-depth study. I do find that I have to put quite a lot of preparation and study into each unit before I am able to present it in the way I prefer. I am not the classroom teacher, but a volunteer who participates in our local elementary school's activities to provide enrichment for students and a bit of respite for our hard-working teachers. The terrific visual appeal of the photographs and easily accessed videos in this set makes it attractive to all but the least curious students. A wide range of questions are stimulated in the students with each unit, so it appears that they like the presentations too.

This unit would be fine for a small class, the task cards are a great idea. The online support is nominal, but the weakness lies in any concept this material would serve a normal sized classroom without further support. If you operate in a centers based system, or have the printing budget to pull down black and white copies for the classroom, you may find a better use for it. But as is, it will just be a resource on the shelf in my classroom and not something that can be easily implemented. It might be best used in a reading intervention class improving academic vocabulary, but as a core class product it comes in too light.

I like this set a lot. I'm looking at homeschooling my kids so decided to check out this kit. It's smartly decided with easy to engage lessons about different science principles. In the Life Science section on hearing, for example, the materials cover the importance of the shape of the ears and face to help conduct and collect sound by using the example of an owl. If you access the online resources, which is simply and smartly laid out, there's a great National Geographic video about owls you can show the kids. Then there are simple experiments you can do to with the student (experiment with listening with eyes closed; experiment cupping ears and identifying locations of sounds, making your own 34;hearing aid' to help amplify sound better). What i really like about the kit is the accessibly. Each of the experiments are interesting and can be done with things you most likely already have around the house or classroom. if you don't have them, there's cheap to purchase. As mentioned, the website has a nice clean layout, and if you need to print additional copies of the materials, you can access these easily online. In all fairness, my 10 year old found some of the exercises to be boring and a little simplistic, but he's VERY into science. I would guess this would be a good fit for the typical student, but students who really want to take a deep dive into the subject matter might feel disappointed or bored. Overall, worth checking out!