Inspiring the next generation of Oklahoma scientists, engineers, and curious citizens

21st Century Science for Oklahoma

Click your grade-level for a one-stop review resource:

Grade K	Grade 1	Grade 2
Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8

Topic-specific resources to support your review

• Oklahoma standards correlation for grades K–8
• Program structure for grades K–5
• Program structure for grades 6–8
• Oklahoma recommended scope and sequence for grades 6–8
• Phenomena in grades K–5
• Phenomena in grades 6–8
• Student Books in grades K–5
• Literacy-rich science instruction in grades K–5
• Active Reading in grades 6–8
• Engineering in Amplify Science

Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science coverage

Amplify Science was designed from the ground up to meet the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science (OASS) are closely aligned to the NGSS at K–8. The guidance below is meant to provide support for integrating additional activities that support full coverage of the OASS. You can view the full K–8 OASS correlation here.

Organized by grade level, each section below will outline:

• additional activities that support 100% alignment to the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science; 
• the standard being addressed with the activities; 
• the recommended placement of the activities within a specific Amplify Science unit; and 
• PDFs of any accompanying materials that are necessary to implement the activities. 

What comes with the program?

Flexible resources that work seamlessly together

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:

• Classroom Slides
• 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.)

Scope and sequence

Spanish resources

All Spanish materials have parity with their English counterparts and are of the highest quality. The Amplify Science curriculum was not only based on the latest research and approaches to teaching and learning, but was extensively field tested throughout the country prior to release.  The same rigor in terms of scientific accuracy, rich content and language, and literacy development was used in the creation of the Amplify Science Spanish materials. Furthermore, the Spanish instructional materials were carefully translated using academic Spanish, paying particular attention to consistency and the use of grade-level appropriate language in order to support language development.

In Amplify Science, each unit’s glossary contains all content-area vocabulary words in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Haitian-Creole, Tagalog, Arabic, and Urdu. In addition, Spanish materials that are available in three useful formats:

• First, the Teacher Spanish license gives teachers access to a button that enables them to toggle back and forth between seeing Spanish and English in their Amplify Science accounts. When in Spanish mode, teachers can:
  • Download PDFs of all classroom wall materials, copymasters, assessments, and more 
  • Use Spanish projections in class 
  • See all model teacher talk in Spanish
  • Access digital versions of the student books and articles in Spanish 
• Second, Spanish Print Kits provide hard-copy, translated versions of all student-facing materials such as student books, copymasters, print materials, assessments, and notebooks.
•  Last, Student Spanish Licenses are available. These allow students to access Spanish versions of all student resources including lesson instructions, science articles, vocabulary, assessments, and simulations. Audio in videos, as well as in the read aloud functionality of articles and assessments, is also translated. When their students have the Spanish licenses, teachers can assign students to a particular language, or they can choose to give students the ability to toggle between English and Spanish as needed. 

Family and caregiver resources

Learn more about how Amplify Science supports families and caregivers by visiting our Hubs:

English

Spanish

Remote and hybrid learning support

Amplify has launched a new remote learning solution called Amplify Science@Home. Intended to make extended remote learning and hybrid learning easier, Amplify Science@Home includes two useful options for continuing instruction: @Home Videos and @Home Units. 

Amplify Science @Home Videos are recordings of real Amplify Science teachers teaching the lessons. For those teachers who are unable to meet synchronously with their students, the recorded lessons are a great way to keep their students on track and engaged with Amplify Science while at home. These videos will be produced for all K–5 units, and for the first four units of each 6–8 grade level. Their release will be rolling, beginning in August.   

Amplify Science@Home Units are modified versions of Amplify Science units, strategically designed to highlight key activities from the program. The @Home Units take significantly less instructional time than the complete Amplify Science program and allow students to engage with science at home. @Home Units will be developed for all Amplify Science K–8 units. Each @Home unit includes:

• Teacher overviews explaining how to use the materials, including suggestions for enhancing the @Home Units if synchronous learning or in-class time with students is available.
• Overviews to send home to families.

Student materials are available in two formats:

• @Home Slides (PDF/PPT) + Student Sheets (PDF) for students with access to technology at home.
• Downloadable @Home Packets (PDF) for students without access to technology at home.

Download the Remote and hybrid learning guide.

Explore the full curriculum

When you’re ready to review, click the orange button below and use the following login credentials to access the Amplify Science Digital Teacher’s Guide.

Username: t.okscience@tryamplify.net
Password: Amplify1okscience

To help familiarize yourself with navigating the digital Teacher’s Guide, watch our navigational guide videos:

Grades K–5:

Grades 6–8:

Looking for help?

Powerful (and free!) pedagogical support

Amplify provides a unique kind of support you won’t find from other publishers. We have developed an educational support team of former teachers and administrators who provide pedagogical support for every Amplify curriculum, assessment, and intervention program. This service is completely free for all educators who are using our programs and includes:

• Guidance for developing lesson plans and intervention plans
• Information on where to locate standards and other planning materials
• Recommendations and tips for day-to-day teaching with Amplify programs
• Support with administering and interpreting assessment data and more

To reach our pedagogical team, use our live chat within your program, call (800) 823-1969, or email edsupport@amplify.com

Timely technical and program support

Our technical and program support is included and available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, through a variety of channels, including a live chat program that enables teachers to get immediate help in the middle of the school day.

For your most urgent questions:

• Use our live chat within your program
• Call our toll-free number: (800) 823-1969

For less urgent questions:
Email support

Contact us

Contact your Tulsa representative:
Meghan Ramsey
Strategic Accounts Specialist
mramsey@amplify.com
(940) 595-1601