In the science classroom, how many times have you had a student ask: “Why do I need to know this?” or “How does this apply to me?”
Learn more about three-dimensional learning, and how students actively engage in critical thinking by answering questions and solving problems with phenomena.
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More Than “Just” Science
In a middle school science classroom, students are investigating natural hazards. Through text and video, they experience the phenomenon of a tsunami, wonder how it forms and moves, and engineer design solutions and technologies that could reduce its damages.
Integrating Social and Emotional Learning into 3-D Science Classrooms
In a fourth-grade classroom, groups of students work together to answer questions about how energy is transferred when two objects collide. Using their observations of the phenomenon as a foundation, they make predictions and conduct tests by rolling marbles down a tube, onto a mat, and into a stationary marble. Read how these students are doing hands-on science by making sense of a phenomenon, answering questions, and practicing teamwork.
Carolina's K-12 Curriculum Science Programs
Looking for hands-on, phenomena-based science programs that support the Next Generation Science Standards and STEM?
Explore these curriculum options to see which best suits your needs and the needs of your students: Building Blocks of Science® 3D for grades TK–5, Smithsonian Science for the Classroom for grades K–5 and STCMS™ for grades 6–8, Carolina Certified Versions of OpenSciEd® for grades 6–12, and Carolina Kits 3D® for grades 9–12.
