This course is designed to demonstrate the application of the 5E instructional model in a K-4 classroom, specifically in the area of science, and develop and deepen understanding of the CCRS, ELPS, and RtI frameworks.

Vertically aligned Engage activities for Engage portion of the 5E lesson model.

Vertically aligned Explain activities for Explain portion of the 5E lesson model.

Vertically aligned Elaborate activities for Elaborate portion of the 5E lesson model.

This resources provides a grade 4 energy lesson.

Kindergarten Energy Lesson

Grade 1 Energy Lesson

Grade 2 Energy Lesson

Grade 3 Energy Lesson

A Tier I life science instructional resource for grade 3 

This resource provides flexible alternate or additional learning activities for students learning about the concepts of distance,  speed, and acceleration. IPC TEKS (4)(A)

This resource provides alternate or additional learning opportunities for students learning the three Newton's Laws of Motion. It includes a collection of interactive materilas, videos, and other digital media. Physics TEKS, (4)(D)

This resource, aligned with Chemistry TEKS (5)(C), provides alternative or additional tier-one learning options for students using the periodic table to identify and explain trends.

This resource provides flexible alternate or additional learning opportunities for students to diagram the flow of energy through living systems, Seventh Grade Science TEKS (7)(5)(C).

This resource provides flexible alternate or additional learning opportunities for students to interpret the arrangement of elements on the Periodic Table, Eighth Grade Science TEKS (8)(5)(C).

This resources is appropriate for Tier I instruction for the scientific concept of work.

Learners analyze and evaluate the effects of other evolutionary mechanisms.

Learners analyze and evaluate how evidence of common ancestry among groups is provided by the fossil record, biogeography, and homologies, including anatomical, molecular, and developmental.

This resource shows how to observe and describe weather changes from day to day and over seasons.

This resource can be used, in conjunction with best practices, for Tier I classroom instruction.