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Unit at a Glance:

Each unit centers around one “Big Idea”—a standards-based science concept broken down into five weeks of instruction. Roll over the images below for detailed information on the easy-to-integrate daily practice format.

Content Vocabulary

One of the principal features of Daily Science is direct instruction in science content vocabulary. The words taught in each unit provide the foundation students need in order to learn, read, and write about key grade-level science concepts.  Because science vocabulary is so closely tied to science content, students’ knowledge of science concepts will grow as they grasp the meaning of topic-specific vocabulary. For example, when students learn words such as ray, refract, reflect, and prism, they will have the language they need to understand the ideas presented in a unit on light.

As a result, students who are exposed to science vocabulary early in their education are better prepared to understand science content and vocabulary in the later grades as the curriculum grows more complex.