Smithsonian Science for the Classroom
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The only elementary science curriculum proven to raise student test scores in science, reading, and math through hands-on, phenomenon-driven activities built around coherent storylines that engage learners in exploring real scientific phenomena. Rated All Green by EdReports for meeting the highest standards of quality and alignment.
EdReports
Smithsonian Science for the Classroom receives All-Green Rating from EdReports. Smithsonian Science for the Classroom meets expectations across all three EdReports gateways—Designed for NGSS, Coherence and Scope, and Usability—affirming its strength as a high-quality, standards-aligned core science curriculum for K–5 classrooms.
Improving Student Achievement across State Borders and State Standards
“We’re changing the way teachers think about what they do every day and hopefully in a positive, comfortable way. They are being supported through materials and professional development to focus on science, but also to use scientific principles to encourage students to ask great questions, dig deep, get dirty, and challenge themselves—in language and math as well as science.”
Dr. Sam Houston, President and CEO of the NC Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center
Everything you need to teach–Kits, Print, and Digital
Flexible and all-inclusive options for complete kits,
refurbishment materials, and individual components.
Kits contain all required materials—both consumable
and non-consumable—to facilitate hands-on lab activities for the entire class.
Kits are available for 1-use and 3-use.
Each Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ kit includes a comprehensive Teacher Guide and the required Student Books,
ensuring everything you need to get started is right at hand.
To support diverse learners, student readers are available for below-grade-level readers and in Spanish.
For Grades 3–5, Student Activity Guides are also offered in Spanish.
Need more copies? Additional student resources can be purchased individually
or in convenient packs of eight, making it easy to outfit your entire class.
Carolina Science Online provides centralized access to all instructional resources, including videos, simulations, and multilingual text‑to‑speech supports.
Teacher access to Carolina Science Online is included with the purchase of curriculum kits.
Enhance students’ digital experience, while providing reporting to support instruction and administrative visibility, with student licenses.
Everything you need to teach–Kits, Print, and Digital
More About Kits
Flexible and all-inclusive options for complete kits, refurbishment materials, and individual components. Kits contain all required materials—both consumable and non-consumable—to facilitate hands-on activities for the entire class. Kits are available for 1-use and 3-use.
More About Print
Each Smithsonian Science for the Classroom™ kit includes a comprehensive Teacher Guide and the required Student Books, ensuring everything you need to get started is right at hand.
To support diverse learners, student readers are available for below-grade-level readers and in Spanish. For Grades 3–5, Student Activity Guides are also offered in Spanish.
Need more copies? Additional student resources can be purchased individually or in convenient packs of eight, making it easy to outfit your entire class.
More About Digital
Carolina Science Online provides centralized access to all instructional resources, including videos, simulations, and multilingual text‑to‑speech supports.
Teacher access to Carolina Science Online is included with the purchase of curriculum kits.
Enhance students’ digital experience, while providing reporting to support instruction and administrative visibility, with student licenses.
Professional Learning
Revolutionizing the Future of Science Education
Curriculum Framework
A coherent NGSS‑designed roadmap that turns student curiosity into sensemaking through authentic, hands‑on investigations across all four science domains (Life, Earth and Space, Physical and Engineering Design)
Storylines
A coherent, grade‑level progression that turns big questions into purposeful exploration, guiding students through connected investigations that build real scientific understanding.
Integrated Literacy
An integrated literacy approach that blends Science of Reading principles with rich, science‑anchored texts, helping students build knowledge, vocabulary, and comprehension through purposeful reading, writing, and sensemaking
District and Teacher Resources
Teacher‑ready supports at every step—giving educators the tools, strategies, and confidence to bring 3D learning to life.
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