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We’re very excited that your school has joined our STEMscopes Science community. To get you started, we’ve put together this handy guide which contains everything you need to get going with STEMscopes.

Inside you’ll find:

Assigning Module Activities 2

The 5E + IA Model 4

Teacher and Student Console Maps 5

Parent Welcome Letter 8

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Welcome to STEMscopes Science

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Assigning Module Activities

The core content of STEMscopes Science is delivered through a series of modules that follow the 5E Model (we’ll go into detail about this model in the next section). Each module is made up of a variety of different digital and printable resources and student activities, which are all aligned to the specific curriculum you teach.

The lesson activities in the modules can be assigned to your students with specific start and due dates. They will not appear in the Assign area of the student console until the start date is reached.

Important: Students do not have access to the module library, and will only see the content that you have assigned them.

Here’s how you do it!

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Step 2: Scroll down to access the Navigation menu on the right-hand side.

Step 3: Select Engage, Explore or Explain.Note: See page X for details in the purpose of each of these sections.

Step 4: Identify one activity from the chosen section that best meets your students’ needs.

Step 5: Select ‘Student View’ to preview how this activity will be presented to your students. Click to assign.

Step 1: Go to and select your module.Note: Filter modules by selecting a year and topic, or by using the search bar.

Modules

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TEACHER TIP! Teacher Background in each module gives you foundational knowledge for the concepts explored. This is for you to refresh your memory or be introduced to an unfamiliar topic.

Assigning Module Activities

Step 6: Select the class that is going to receive the assignment.Note: You can choose an entire class or individual students.

Step 7: Select a start date, due date and assignment labels.Note: You also have the option of adding additional notes.

Step 8: Select .

From here you can:

• Identify which students have completed the assignment

• Grade your students’ assignments

• See the results of previously graded assignments

• View the grade average for the entire group

• Choose to release feedback and grades to students

• Reset the assignment

Student resultsTo view your students’ progress on assignments, go to and select your class. Click on the Assignments tab and then select a specific assignment.

Students

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The 5E Instructional Model is an evidence-based science learning technique. Supporting active, constructivist learning, it helps students build skills and understanding about a specific scientific phenomenon by incorporating past knowledge, hands-on learning, and inquiry-based investigations through 5 key phases.

STEMscopes Science uses this model with the addition of Intervention and Acceleration to provide you with additional opportunities to identify and address gaps in your students’ knowledge, leading to student achievement and success.

Phase 1: Engagement Spark interest and engage your students, discover their background knowledge and develop the initial context for your lesson.

Stemscopes - Engage• Engage with CNN Hook

Phase 2: ExplorationUsing students’ experiences and existing knowledge, build their understanding through extensive hands-on, inquiry-based science investigations.

Stemscopes - Explore• Activity • Explore with CNN

Phase 3: ExplanationThis is the part of the learning cycle where students explain their newly developed understanding through question prompts and activities. It allows students to academically understand and communicate what they have learned so far.

Stemscopes – Explain Picture• Vocabulary Linking• Literacy STEMscopedia• Communicate Science with• CNN Concept Review Game• Content Connections with CNN

Phase 4: ElaborationBuilds students’ understanding of the scientific phenomena through the integration of cross-curricular connections including reading and maths.

Stemscopes – Elaborate• Reading Science• Maths Connections• Science Today with CNN• Career Connections• PhET: Simulation Practice

Phase 5: EvaluationEvaluation provides both the teacher and student a means to assess the student’s understanding of the scientific concepts covered within the module. Assess your students using multiple-choice, open-ended response and claim-evidence-reasoning assessment tasks.

Stemscopes – Evaluate• Argue: Claim-Evidence-

Reasoning• Multiple Choice Assessmenrt• Open-Ended Response

Assessment

Intervention:Additional material and support for students who have not yet mastered the content. Assign students these activities to give them more opportunities to interact with the content and get back on track.

Stemscopes – Intervention• Guided Practice• Independent Practise• Concept Attainment Quiz

Acceleration:This provides teachers with additional media content to extend student learning.

Stemscopes – CNN Acceleration• Learn More with CNN

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Dear Parent or Guardian,

Your child is using STEMscopes Science as part of their science program at school. STEMscopes Science is designed to engage your children in science learning with an inquiry-based curriculum that not only builds deep understanding in science but connects it to the real-world. The program focuses on hands-on learning which keeps your children excited about science and enables them to explore phenomena in the way scientists do.

STEMscopes Science gives your child access to all the great content and activities both at school and at home. They simply sign in with their STEMscopes username and password using any compatible desktop or mobile device.

Access STEMscopes at home with these 3 easy steps:

Visit 3p.stemscopes.science.

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