For students to truly grasp science concepts, learning must logically progress lesson by lesson and follow a coherent storyline. The Smithsonian’s STCMS™ from Carolina does just that. Here’s one example from the Physical Science strand:

Double the Learning: Science of Reading Strategies in Elementary Science
A whole set of standards is devoted to informational text—and science reading is informational text reading—so it’s a great way to merge the two together.

