Increase Scientific Investigation and Reasoning Skills

Motivation Science provides teachers with an array of investigations and activities that make students excited and enthusiastic about learning science, while preparing student to tackle the rigor of the new STAAR assessment. Motivation Science provides an opportunity for your students to question, wonder, and investigate the world around them, while developing the skills necessary to succeed on the STAAR.

Motivation Science

The Motivation Science student edition contains a unit for each of the 34 tested standards, and includes 40% or greater questions that are dual-coded to the content standard and Scientific Investigation and Reasoning Skills.

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Science Vocabulary with Mentoring Minds

Research shows that vocabulary instruction is positively correlated to comprehension, and that the combinatino of linguistic and non-linguistic representations promotes deeper understanding of content-area vocabulary.

Science Vocabulary Card Sets

Science Vocabulary Adventure Card Sets from Mentoring Minds provide a critical component in vocabulary development. These cards extend and deepen students' understanding of science.

Available Levels: K-2, 3-5, or 6-8

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Science Vocabulary Strategies Wheels

The Science Strategies Wheel identifies essential vocabulary words for levels K-5 and 6-8 with numerous instructional strategies organized into twelve different categories. These wheels are valuable tools in the alignment of your campus vocabulary instruction for science.                    

Available Levels : K-5 or 6-8

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