A new phenomena-based curriculum for grades K–8
Amplify Science blends hands-on investigations, literacy-rich activities, and interactive digital tools to empower students to think, read, write, and argue like real scientists and engineers.
Amplify Science for middle school has recently been rated all-green by EdReports. See sample units from the program.
ExploreDeep understanding
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English language learners excel
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Progress through the learning progression
Progress through the learning progression for all middle school implementations, 2017-18 school year.
Grounded in research and proven effective
UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, the authors behind Amplify Science, developed the Do, Talk, Read, Write, Visualize approach, and gold standard research shows that it works. Our own efficacy research is pretty exciting, too. See more of our research.
A powerful partnership
Amplify Science was developed by the science education experts at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science and the digital learning team at Amplify. As the Hall’s first curriculum designed to address the new science standards, Amplify Science reflects state-of-the-art practices in science teaching and learning.
Our approach
Each unit of Amplify Science engages students in a relevant, real-world problem where they investigate scientific phenomena, engage in collaboration and discussion, and develop models or explanations in order to arrive at solutions.
Rooted in research
Amplify Science is rooted in the Lawrence Hall of Science’s Do, Talk, Read, Write, Visualize model of learning. This research-based approach presents students with multiple modalities through which to explore the curriculum.
A flexible, blended program
Amplify Science includes hands-on activities, print materials, and powerful digital tools to support online and offline teaching and learning. Highly adaptable and user-friendly, the program gives schools and individual teachers flexibility based on their technology resources and preferences.
Students take on the roles of scientists and engineers
In each unit, students take on the role of a scientist or engineer to investigate a real-world problem. These problems provide relevant contexts through which students investigate phenomena.
What's included
Flexible resources that work seamlessly together
Student Books
Age-appropriate Student Books allow students to:
- engage with content-rich texts
- obtain evidence
- develop research and close-reading skills
- construct arguments and explanations
Student Investigation Notebooks
Available for every unit, the Student Investigation Notebooks provide space for students to:
- record data
- reflect on ideas from texts and investigations
- construct explanations and arguments
Simulations and practice tools (grades 2+)
Developed exclusively for the Amplify Science program, these engaging digital tools:
- serve as venues for exploration
- enable data collection
- allow students to explore scientific concepts
- show what might be impossible to see with the naked eye
Teacher's Guides
Available digitally and in print, the Teacher’s Guides contain all of the information teachers need to facilitate classroom instruction, including:
- detailed lesson plans
- unit and chapter overview documentation
- differentiation strategies
- standards alignments
- in-context professional development
Hands-on materials kits
Hands-on learning is at the heart of Amplify Science. Each unit kit contains:
- consumable and non-consumable hands-on materials
- print classroom display materials
- premium print materials for student use (sorting cards, maps, etc.)
Science articles
The middle school science articles serve as sources for evidence collection and were authored by science and literacy experts at the Lawrence Hall of Science.
Student Investigation Notebooks
Available for every unit, the Student Investigation Notebooks provide space for students to:
- record data
- reflect on ideas from texts and investigations
- construct explanations and arguments
Available with full-color article compilations for middle school units
Digital student experience
Students access the digital simulations and modeling tools, as well as lesson activities and assessments, through the digital student experience. Students can interact with the digital student experience as they:
- conduct hands-on investigations
- engage in active reading and writing activities
- participate in discussions
- record observations
- craft end-of-unit scientific arguments
Teacher's Guides
Available digitally and in print, the Teacher’s Guides contain all of the information teachers need to facilitate classroom instruction, including:
- detailed lesson plans
- unit and chapter overview documentation
- differentiation strategies
- standards alignments
- in-context professional development
Hands-on materials kits
Hands-on learning is at the heart of Amplify Science. Each unit kit contains:
- consumable and non-consumable hands-on materials
- print classroom display materials
- premium print materials for student use (sorting cards, maps, etc.)
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