Assessment Projects

Northwest Evaluation Association – NGSS-aligned MC items and passages for grades 3-12: biology, physical science, and Earth science
Pearson – Reading passages for grades 3-8, Common Core-aligned assessment items for grades 8-12: chemistry, biology, physics, and physical science
Symmetry Creative Production – NGSS- and Common Core-aligned assessments for grades 5-12

Curriculum Design

Pearson Online & Blended Learning, Connections Academy – Curriculum design and development of NGSS-aligned online high school biology, Earth/Space science, and physical science as well as elementary and middle school life and physical science courses. Adjustment of existing courses and lessons for accessibility to all students.

Textbooks and Ancillary Materials

Science House Publishing – Grade 3 Life Sciences textbook and workbook, Student Edition
Carson-Dellosa Publishing – Teacher resources with ready-to-use transparencies, differentiated lessons, and activities:

o   Life Science – Grades K-2 – ISBN: 978-1-60418-149-4

o   Life Science – Grades 3-5 – ISBN: 978-1-60418-150-0

o   Physical Science – Grades K-2 – ISBN: 978-1-60418-151-7

o   Physical Science – Grades 3-5 – ISBN: 978-1-60418-152-4

o   Earth and Space Science – Grades K-2 – ISBN: 978-1-60418-153-1

o   Earth and Space Science – Grades 3-5 – ISBN: 978-1-60418-154-8

Benchmark Books (Marshall Cavendish)

The Dwarf Planet Pluto (Space! series) – Grades 5-8 – ISBN: 978-0-7614-4243-1
Respiratory System (The Amazing Human Body series) – Grades 6-8 – ISBN: 978-0-7614-4042-0
Mosquito-borne Illnesses (Health Alert series) – Grades 4+ – ISBN: 978-0761439806

Capstone Press

Anatomy Class series

Human Organs – Grades 4-6 – ISBN: 978-1429638876

Nasty (But Useful!) Science series – Grades 3-4:

Bat Spit, Maggots, and Other Amazing Medical Wonders – ISBN: 978-1429645379
Farts, Vomit, and Other Functions That Help Your Body – ISBN: 978-1-4296-4539-3

Cavendish Square Publishing

The Science of Earthquakes (The Science of Natural Disasters series) – Grades 3+ – ISBN: 978-1502646446

Chelsea House Publishers

Essential Chemistry series – Grades 8-12:

Chemical Reactions – ISBN: 978-0-7910-9531-7
Acids and Bases – ISBN: 978-0-7910-9783-0

Science Foundations series – Grades 8-12:

Heredity – ISBN: 978-1-6041-3042-3
Electricity and Magnetism — ISBN: 978-1-6041-3293-9
The Expanding Universe — ISBN: 978-1-6041-3292-2

Enslow Publishing

Mysteries of Space series

Dark Matter Explained – Grades 7-12 – ISBN: 978-1978504554

Heredity and Genetics series

Genetic Ancestry Testing – Grades 7-12 – ISBN: 978-0766099470
Understanding the Human Genome – Grades 7-12 – ISBN: 978-0766099326

Millbrook Press (Lerner Publishing Group)

Gross Body series – Grades 3-5:

Itch & Ooze: Gross Stuff on Your Skin – ISBN: 978-0-8225-8963-1
Clot & Scab: Gross Stuff About Your Scrapes, Bumps, and Bruises – ISBN: 978-0-8225-8965-5

Rosen Central

Understanding the Elements of the Periodic Table series – Grades 5-8:

Zinc – ISBN: 978-1-4042-1407-1
Argon – ISBN: 978-1-4042-1409-5
Mercury – ISBN: 978-1-4042-1780-5
Lead – ISBN: 978-1-4042-1779-9
Iodine – ISBN: 978-1-4358-5071-2
Radium – ISBN: 978-1-4358-5072-9
The Alkali Metals – ISBN: 978-1-4358-5330-0

Understanding Genetics series – Grades 6+:

Evolution: The Adaptation and Survival of Species – ISBN: 978-1-4358-5559-5

Sci-Fi or STEM? series – Grades 7+:

Human Cloning – ISBN: 978-1508180340

The United States: Past and Present series – Grades 5+:

Ohio – ISBN: 978-1-4358-5286-0
North Carolina — ISBN: 978-1-4358-9491-4

Project-Based Learning in Science series – Grades 5-8:

Exploring Secondary Research Investigations Through Science Research Projects – ISBN: 978-1-5081-8480-5

The Promise and Perils of Technology series – Grades 9-12:

Cybercrime and You – ISBN: 978-1508188223