Areas of Study

Amplify Science

Fullerton School District uses Amplify Science in junior high. In the Amplify Science Curriculum, students:

• Collect evidence from a variety of sources
  • hands-on investigation
  • physical models
  • interactive digital simulations
  • scientific texts
  • media (including video clips, photographs, maps, and data sets)
• Make sense of evidence in a variety of ways
  • highlight and annotate texts
  • iteratively revise models
  • weigh the strength of scientific arguments
  • analyze trends in data sets
  • manipulate variables and record observations from digital simulations
  • discuss ideas and questions with classmates
• Formulate convincing arguments
  • use evidence to support claims
  • construct and revise models and write sophisticated explanations
  • evaluate the strengths of competing claims