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Implementation Planning and Instructional Resources for NYC

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Welcome! This page has everything you need to implement Amplify Science for New York City — including NYC companion lessons, planning and implementation guides, and remote and hybrid resources.

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Planning and instructional resources

Planning and Implementation Guides

NYC Field Trip List

Implementation Rubric for Administrators

6-8 Look-for tool

K-5 Look-for Tool (1 page)

NYSED Investigations and Amplify Alignment

For more guidance on the New York state investigations and suggested pacing, please log in to your NYC account and check out the NYC Public Schools Science Collaborative Website for Elementary and for Intermediate.

NYC Companion resources

New for 2024-25: 6-8 Companion Lessons can be found in the Amplify Science platform!A screenshot of a digital lesson on harnessing energy with an arrow pointing to a "Companion Lesson" button. The inset shows the companion PDF. The text provides instructions for accessing the lesson.

 

Grade 6 Lesson guides and Copymasters

 

  • Harnessing Human Energy: Investigating Electrical Devices:

  • Harnessing Human Energy: Investigating Non-Touching Forces:

  • Harnessing Human Energy: Reading About Non-Touching Forces:

  • Thermal Energy: Designing Hot and Cold Packs:

  • Populations and Resources: Reading “The Amazing Variety of Life in a Coral Reef”:

  • Weather Patterns: Reading “What Makes Water Move?”

  • Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate: Investigating Deep Ocean Currents:

Grade 7 Lesson Guides and Copymasters

 

  • Metabolism: Reading “How You Are Like a Sneezing Iguana”

  • Metabolism: Plant Growth Investigations

  • Metabolism: Reading “How Do Trees Grow So Huge Without Eating?”

  • Phase Change: Reading “Icy Heat”

  • Chemical Reactions: Identifying Substances

  • Chemical Reactions: Mixtures, Properties, and Separation

Grade 8 Lesson Guides and Copymaster

 

  • Magnetic Fields: Water Wheel Design

NYC Companion Kits

Materials needed to teach Amplify Science lessons are provided in a kit for each unit. While some materials used in the NYC Companion Lessons are also found in a unit’s kit, materials specific to the companion lessons are provided in NYC Companion Kits. The contents of each kit and any additional materials needed to teach the companion lessons are listed in the PDFs provided below. Please select your grade to view or download the list.

NYC Student Editions (print)
The NYC Student Editions are durable student references that compile all reading material required for a grade level, including the articles students read for NYC Companion Lessons. Students reading in the Student Edition should annotate the text directly with sticky notes to achieve the full benefits of Active Reading. The Active Reading approach was designed as an interactive process in which students highlight and annotate digital or hard copies of articles directly. Printable versions of the articles are available in the downloads section below.

 

  • Grade 8

NYC Investigation Notebooks (for teacher download)

 

  • Grade 7

  • Grade 8

Remote and hybrid learning resources

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