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Bring Science Alive! Hands-On Science Curriculum

TCI classrooms are active, fun, and immersive spaces where students confidently question and explore the world as scientists do, with hands-on investigations, phenomena-driven storylines, and engineering challenges from kindergarten through Grade 8.

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Program Overview

Explore TCI's Standards-Aligned Science Programs

TCI's science curriculum includes hands-on investigations, materials kits, and print and online science textbooks. With the program, teachers can Bring Science Alive! in their classrooms.

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Elementary Science

Students dig into natural phenomena with our interactive science curriculum—observing shadow patterns, digging for fossils, and engineering lunchbox alarms.

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Middle School Science

Through Unit Storylines and Anchoring Phenomena, students work as scientists to create solutions to various real-world issues.

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NGSS

Make NGSS Easy and Engaging

TCI's Bring Science Alive! programs are designed to engage and challenge students through Three-Dimensional Learning. Each unit is driven by a unique storyline that introduces an Anchoring Phenomenon tied to the performance expectations.

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From Phenomena to Performance Expectations

From intriguing phenomena that get students asking questions to robust hands-on investigations, TCI's programs make science come alive in every lesson.

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Science Investigations

Easy-to-Adapt Science Investigations

Explore different facets of the Anchoring Phenomenon with hands-on investigations. Lessons are easily modified based on your schedule and students' needs.

Teach Science Your Way

From hands-on investigations to simulations to video-driven activities, TCI’s NGSS-aligned science programs include flexible lesson options so you can engage all learners, no matter your schedule.

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Improving Literacy

Science instruction enhances literacy by improving vocabulary, reading comprehension, and analytical thinking through inquiry-based learning.

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Phenomena-Driven Programs

Take a deeper dive into phenomena in Bring Science Alive! with real examples of an elementary unit and a middle school unit in action.

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Complete Teacher and Student Support

TCI's programs include reading tools, strategies, and activities that support every learner, plus planning tools like science backgrounds, step-by-step procedures, differentiating instruction, and enhancing-learning options that make lesson prep easier for teachers.

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Flexible and Blended Science Programs

Using TCI's print products and digital platform, this flexible curriculum lets you move seamlessly from the classroom to blended learning environments—with a print and online science textbook and questions, ready-to-use material kits, online lesson plans, flexible assignments and grading, videos and simulations, interactive reading tools, and LMS integrations.

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Bring Science Alive!

Are you ready to Bring Science Alive! in your classroom? Reach out to access reviewer resources, get a quote, or explore samples, including print materials, ready-to-use materials, and TCI's digital platform.

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What TCI Looks Like in Classrooms

Hear from Science educators using TCI every day.

“We were definitely looking for something that was aligned to NGSS, and something that was all-inclusive.”
"Our students are more excited and engaged in science since we adopted TCI."
Mary Waddell Bechtel School District | WA
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“I have more and more students who enjoy science, love coming to science, and have a better science vocabulary.”
"We have a lot of great kids in the area who want to walk in and just want to be wowed. We all strive to create that magic and inspire kids to fall in love with science.”
“I can say that the level of discourse has improved a lot, especially as the students progress through the grade levels.”
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