Palm Springs Unified School District Secondary Science

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Instruction Highlight - Engaging Tasks:

Enjoy a a video excerpt of a professional development by John Antonetti, former AP chemistry and kindergarten teacher, researcher and observer of tens of thousands of classrooms in search of the most engaging and rigorous instruction. Informative, funny, inspiring. Here, additionaly, is an article to follow up: Article Link

Secondary Adopted Curriculum & Scope/Sequence

Middle School Integrated

Amplify ScienceAmplify Science is a K–8 science curriculum that 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.

High School Physics & Chemistry

K-12 ScienceDiscovery Education offers a comprehensive phenomena-based science curriculum for grades K-12. Reimagine learning with our online science program. Learn more.

High School Living Earth

STEMScopes California Science | STEM Curriculum From CA NGSSS StandardsSTEMscopes California Science curriculum brings hands-on STEM learning to k-12 science classrooms, written directly from CA NGSSS standards.

Middle School AMPLIFY Integrated Science

6th Grade Scope & Sequence

7th Grade Scope & Sequence

8th Grade Scope & Sequence

High School DISCOVERY Education

CP Physics Scope & Sequence

CP Chemistry Scope & Sequence

High School STEMSCOPES

Living Earth Scope & Sequence

Here is the current PSUSD Chemical Hygiene Plan: Link

Paige Miller, TK - 12 Science & STEAM TOSA

pmiller@psusd.us

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