Science Navigator for Secondary Students

Research shows that to succeed in college and the 21st-century workplace, students
need the content knowledge and reasoning skills that are part of a strong science
education. Science Navigator is designed to prepare middle-school students for
success in their science classes. The program fills in the gaps in students’ knowledge
and builds their process skills, giving students a solid foundation for meeting the
requirements of high-school science courses.

Science Navigator focuses on scientific investigation, process skills, reading
comprehension of complex text, and ways for teachers to probe for student
understanding. Exploring the topic of energy, the inquiry-based lessons in Science
Navigator foster an active engagement in science and deepen student learning.

In middle school, Science Navigator can be used as a supplemental program to
raise students’ achievement level. For students who need extra support to acquire
the process skills necessary for their future high-school science courses, Science
Navigator can be used in beyond-the-bell or extended-learning-time classrooms. The
program can also serve as an intervention to help high-school students be on track for
college and career readiness.

	Module 1	Energy Foundations Lessons 1–5: Energy and the Transfer of Thermal Energy Lessons 6–10: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation Lessons 11–15: Radiant Energy and the Water Cycle Lessons 16–20: Energy and Climate Change
	Module 2	Energy in Living Systems Lessons 1–5: Flow of Energy, Producers, and Photosynthesis Lessons 6–10: Consumers, Food, and Digestion Lessons 11–15: Decomposers and Food Webs Lessons 16–20: Carbon Cycle, Populations, and the Impact of Changing Climates
	Module 3	Energy in Physical Systems Lessons 1–5: Transfer of Energy and Turbines Lessons 6–10: Magnets, Electricity, and Generators Lessons 11–15: Circuits and the Transmission of Electricity Lessons 16–20: Different Energy Sources
	Science Process Skills	A reference book for teachers and students that can be used with all three module all three modules.