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It was great connecting with educators and leaders committed to making science instruction work, and sharing how Science Techbook supports real-world, standards-aligned learning.

Below you'll find free classroom resources, session materials, and an on-demand webinar showing what Discovery Education can look like in your classroom or district.

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DIVE Into Classroom-Ready Resources

Explore free, classroom-ready resources designed to bring science to life and support meaningful student learning

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Teach Students About Energy Transfer

Bring energy concepts to life through a focused video and supporting worksheets that help students understand how energy moves and changes in real-world systems.
  • An engaging instructional video on energy transfer
  • Printable worksheets to reinforce key concepts
  • Simple, classroom-ready materials you can use right away
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Empower Students to Take Fashion into Their Own Hands

Using standards-aligned guides and videos, students can repair, refresh, and reimagine clothing while building creativity, sustainability awareness, and real-world problem-solving skills.
Each guide includes:
  • Step-by-step instructions for clothing repair and redesign
  • Engaging, hands-on student activities
  • Real-world connections to sustainability and innovation
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Science Techbook On-Demand Webinar

Accelerate learning. Strengthen instruction. Energize classrooms.
Explore how Science Techbook brings real-world phenomena into the classroom with ready-to-teach, standards-aligned lessons that strengthen instruction and support meaningful student learning.

Strengthen SCIENCE INSTRUCTION

Thanks to everyone who joined us in Session Room 304C. If you weren’t able to attend, you can still explore the latest enhancements across our solutions, featuring practical strategies, classroom-ready ideas, and leadership insights. Download the session resources below.

Thursday, April 16 8:00 AM - 4:40 PM PT Room 304C 5 sessions
8:00-9:00 AM PT Step Into the Science Playground: Discover, Experiment, and Innovate with Discovery Education!
Justin Karkow Justin Karkow Melissa Hampton Melissa Hampton

Participants stepped into the Discovery Education Science Playground and explored science in action. They engaged in hands-on investigations, connected with real-world science, and walked away with classroom-ready resources, fresh ideas, and tools they could use right away.

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10:50-11:50 AM PT When Students Ask "Why": Using Science to Build Literacy
Justin Karkow Justin Karkow Melissa Hampton Melissa Hampton

This session explored how science instruction can strengthen literacy. Participants learned how phenomena-driven lessons integrated reading, writing, and academic language development, supporting literacy growth while advancing three-dimensional science learning.

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1:00-2:00 PM PT Designing for Discovery: Using Phenomena to Drive Three-Dimensional Learning
Justin Karkow Justin Karkow Melissa Hampton Melissa Hampton

Participants explored how real-world phenomena drive three-dimensional learning in elementary science. In this interactive session, they saw how Science Techbook supports lesson design that integrates Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, and Crosscutting Concepts to promote deeper student understanding.

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2:20-3:20 PM PT What Can We Make from This? Problem Solving Through Upcycling
Carrie Willis Carrie Willis Kim Wright Kim Wright

This session highlighted how clothing waste presents both a challenge and an opportunity. Inspired by The Wear Longer Project in partnership with Levi’s, participants explored how clothing is made, used, repaired, and reused—and how these choices connect to sustainability through meaningful, classroom-ready learning.

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3:40-4:40 PM PT Inside the Lab: Bringing Real Biomedical Research to Life
Sera Perrotta Sera Perrotta Elizabeth Bowen Elizabeth Bowen

Participants stepped into the role of a research scientist in this interactive session led by Discovery Education and a Charles River professional. They engaged in a hands-on, classroom-ready activity that brought real-world biomedical research to life for grades 6–12.

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Featured Speakers

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Justin Karkow

VP, Teaching & Learning
Discovery Education

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Melissa Hampton

Senior Director, Teaching & Learning
Discovery Education

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Carrie Willis

STEAM & Technology Director
Valley Preparatory School

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Kim Wright

Instructional Design Manager
Discovery Education

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Sera Perrotta

Director, Veterinary Medical Services
Charles River

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Elizabeth Bowen

Director, Corporate Citizenship
Charles River

Empower EVERY LEARNER

The NEW Science Techbook delivers standards-aligned, phenomena-driven Tier 1 science with ready-to-teach lessons and built-in supports that simplify planning and strengthen instruction.

With editable slideshow lessons, 3D scaffolds, flexible pacing, and cross-curricular connections, students investigate real-world phenomena, ask meaningful questions, and apply their learning.

Experience is your essential companion for engaged classrooms, pairing captivating cross-curricular lessons with impactful educator-tested strategies. Aligned to popular curricula and packed with future-focused features like career exploration and immersive experiences, it’s the perfect supplement to support teaching, deepen understanding, and inspire students.