Welcome toDiscovery Education Science

for Elementary

Digital Media that Works

Engage student minds with science while reinforcing important literacy and mathematics skills.

Empower students to think and explore like scientists.

Enhance science instruction with a formative assessment tool that enables you to monitor student progress and recommend resources based on individual student needs.

Log In Screen

New users must click the tab “New User Login” to get started.

New Users – the school Passcode

New users in each school building will need to know the unique 8-character Passcode that has been assigned to their school.

When new users enter the Passcode and click the “Submit” button, they will be taken to an account set-up screen.

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Setting Up AccountsThis is the form you will see when you have entered your school Passcode.

Before you click the “Continue” button, be sure that you are familiar with the Terms of Use and click the box that signifies that you agree to Discovery Education’s subscription terms.

The key field in this form is the “Username” field, since your log-in name must be unique to the entire Discovery Education Science for Elementary subscriber base.

Logging into DE Science for ElementaryTeachers use the “Educator Login” tab to log in

with their username and password.

Logging into DE Science for ElementaryLocate Discovery Education Science Elementary School

and click the link “Go now!”

Enhance Your Instruction with Multimedia Content

Curriculum Standards Search

Keyword Search

Advanced Search

Browse three areas of science

Browse Units, Topics & Concepts

Unit

Topics

Concepts

Glossary Terms

Glossary terms are available on each Concept page.

Glossary TermsStudents click the tabs to access information in a variety of formats.

A full list of over 500 commonly used science terms is always available on the left side of the Glossary window.

 

Pathways to Science InvestigationConcept pages provide pathways through the content.

LEARNStudents gain information about a concept in the Learn section.  

EXPLOREInteractive media enables students to practice and experience science.  

DEMONSTRATECheck for understanding with materials found in the Demonstrate section.

EXTENDStudents extend their learning with materials found in the Extend Section.

Pathways to Science Investigation

LEARN

Video Segments are divided into chapters that illustrate specific concepts within each topic.

Reading Passages are leveled to support a variety of readers.

eBooks enable struggling readers and students whose first language is not English to read and listen to science content.

Pathways to Science Investigation

EXPLORE

Explorations enable students to manipulate variables and test their predictions about outcomes.

Virtual Labs are designed to give students the opportunity to practice designing and conducting virtual investigations.

Pathways to Science Investigation

EXPLORE:VIRTUAL LABS

Introduction Tab

This part sets the stage for the investigation by presenting a real-world problem around which the investigation is based.

Investigate Tab

Students choose single or multiple variables to test and observe and then conduct their investigations.

Results Tab

Students view a record of trial results in chart form.

Pathways to Science Investigation

DEMONSTRATE

Online Assessments pair formative assessment tools with dynamic content.

Brief Constructed Responses monitor your students’ deeper understanding of science concepts.

Pathways to Science Investigation

EXTEND

Extend provides content that goes into greater detail about the concept or extends the concept beyond elementary level expectations.

Teacher CenterAccess powerful tools that allow you to build and manage assessments; create multimedia projects; build and manage classrooms; and access resources that foster science process skills.

Teacher Center - Classroom ManagerCreate a new Classroom

Manage Classrooms and Content

Teacher Center - Assessment Manager

Create• Standards-based

assessments• Custom assessments• Edit existing

assessments

Assign• Assessments you’ve

already created• Assessments created by

Discovery Education

Report & Recommend• View results by student• View results by class

Enhance science instruction with a formative assessment tool that allows you to monitor student progress and recommend resources based on students’ individual needs.

Teacher Center - Assignment Builder

Build your own online assignments incorporating digital media, assessments and links to other websites

Search existing assignments

Teacher Center - Process Skills Library

Virtual LabsStudents design and conduct their own scientific investigations

Science SleuthsStudents examine science mysteries and use articles, interviews and video to solve the problem

MythBustersEpisodes have been selected and edited for school audiences and illustrate the adventure and careful use of scientific process to prove a science myth, or bust it!

Media in the Process Skills Library addresses the critical thinking skills students must acquire in order to successfully engage in the scientific process.

My ContentUse My Content to collect, organize, retrieve, and assign your favorite media resources in one convenient place.

Add media resources and assessments to folders you create

Use the Action pull down menu to copy, move, assign or delete media at any time

Add a Resource to My Content

1. Locate a resource and click “View Details”

2. Click “Add to My Content”

3. Select an existing folder in My Content or create a new folder to add the resource

4. Click “Add”

Professional DevelopmentAccess a variety of resources designed to help you make the most effective use of Discovery Education Science for Elementary digital media.

Presentation Strategiesand

Software Integration

Presentation Models

Common ways teachers, Media Specialists, and technology coordinators display Discovery Education Science for Elementary content:

– Computer connected to an LCD projector

– Interactive whiteboards

– Televisions with scan converters

– Computer labs

– Libraries and Media Centers

– Mobile carts with laptop computers

– Student “stations” and “centers”

Teaching Strategies to Consider

Determine prior knowledge with a pre-activity assessment. Use assessment results to assign appropriate media to individual students.

Create “investigative teams.” Have students work in small groups on Virtual Labs or Explorations to develop testable questions, test their hypotheses and record results.

Connect your computer to a projector and use Explorations or a video clip as presentation tools to kick off a lesson.

Pose questions or prepare thought-provoking “lesson starters” before viewing media to actively engage students.

Assign Reading Passages that reinforce concepts and provide background information.

Save time by saving your favorite resources to folders within My Content.

Questions?

Technology Information to Know

Video files, reading passages and brief constructed responses may be downloaded. All other content is available online only via streaming.

DE Science is designed for use with a broadband internet connection.

Home users with 56k modems can search and use support materials; viewing interactive media and performing downloads may be possible but will be very slow.

Recommended 3rd party software:• Windows Media Player - PC• Apple QuickTime Player - Mac• Flash 8.0 or Greater• Adobe Shockwave Player

Screen Resolution:• Minimum : 800 x 600• Best results: 1024 x 768

You may need to install updated “codecs” if the media player is not properly playing the audio or video components.