Richland Two K-5 Science Curriculum

This 14-minute video walks teachers through the process of unpacking the 2014 SC Science Standards and Performance Indicators. This is the first thing a teacher needs to do BEFORE any other lesson planning takes place.

For information about the new SC College- and Career-Ready Science Standards 2021, check out this page.

This 12-minute video walks teachers through the process of aligning a lesson to standards-informed learning goals, selecting instructional resources (NOT from Teachers-Pay-Teachers or Pinterest), and planning a student-centered 5E science lesson plan.

This 15 minute video walks you through the three dimensions of science learning, the Science and Engineering Practices, the Crosscutting Concepts, and the Disciplinary Core Ideas. This is a good introduction to the essential elements of the new SC College- and Career-Ready Science Standards 2021, what they are, and how they might look in the classroom.