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Discovery Education Science Techbook

Science Techbook is a K-12 core science curriculum built for impact from day one. Standards-aligned, three-dimensional learning comes to life through ready-to-teach lessons and hands-on activities proven to boost student achievement.

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Coming Fall 2027 – a brand new Science Techbook for Middle School!Learn More ›

Relevant Phenomena-Driven Instruction

Students engage in action-packed journeys to make sense of phenomena all year long. By following real-world storylines with an intentional sequencing of activities, students are motivated to ask important questions, plan investigations, use evidence-based reasoning to support their claims and solve problems.

Immersive Hands-On Experiences

Students drive learning with Science Techbook. This program provides immersive, interactive, and creative ways to explore through hands-on activities and labs, virtual interactives, literacy lessons, and STEM projects. These three-dimensional learning experiences deepen student understanding by giving them more opportunities to do science!

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What did you figure out questions — Science Techbook hands-on activity slide

3D Instruction Simplified

Streamlined lesson planning, personalized differentiation, ongoing progress monitoring, and ample professional learning opportunities offer educators invaluable support that saves them time. Reclaim planning time with flexible and adaptable point-of-use tools when you adopt Science Techbook as your K-12 science curriculum.

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Exciting Content that Sparks Inquiry

Exclusive, original, and highly engaging content makes the science curriculum exciting and relevant for all students. Vetted by curriculum experts and differentiated by grade level, phenomena and content mirror the interests of students and help them make lasting connections between science, the classroom, and their everyday lives.

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Our original series features short videos paired with ready-to-use instructional activities that bring science to life for students.

Active Learning Deepens Understanding

Science and Engineering Practices are naturally integrated into every lesson, giving students consistent, hands-on ways to investigate, model, and explain phenomena the way real scientists and engineers do.

Activate Classroom Collaboration

Studio Activities and Lessons promote classroom discourse and encourage creative ways to apply and present content.

An Integrated Experience

We support the latest integration standards and connect to most Learning Management Systems, making it easy and intuitive to access and manage your data, content, resources, and tools. Students and teachers alike can enjoy a unified classroom experience that's easy to navigate!

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Discovery Education + Renaissance: One Connected View of Learning

Discovery Education has partnered with Renaissance to bring Science Techbook assessments directly into DnA and School City. No more exporting data, rebuilding reports, or juggling separate logins, results now sit right alongside every other assessment educators already track. Teachers and leaders get one connected view of student learning, so they can spend less time managing data and more time acting on it.

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Our Impact on Teaching & Learning

Use of Science Techbook is evidence-based and built upon a theory of action designed to enhance the best K-12 teaching and learning experiences.

Across 34 performance indicators, schools with Discovery Education's products performed better on North Carolina's state assessments for grade-level science proficiency than non-DE partner schools.
An independent science impact study with Sahuarita Unified School District (AZ) found that the investment in Discovery Education resulted in increased science, math, and reading proficiency in grades 3-8.
In a study with Rock Hill School District (SC), the use of Science Techbook showed positive impacts on student achievement for fourth grade.
ESSA Level IV — Demonstrates RationaleESSA Level III — Promising

Dedicated to Applying Ongoing Research

Discovery Education is proud to announce that Science Techbook meets Tier III and Tier IV evidence requirements in compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

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“I have witnessed the steady improvement in my students' writing based on 'feeling' to evidence. Students apply methodical thinking and evaluation like scientists…” 

–Jacquelyn Freeman
8th Grade Teacher
Maryland

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