User-friendly Hands-On Standards Science, Deluxe Edition simplifies curriculum planning in grades 4-5 by providing one inquiry-based activity for every week of the entire school year!

• 36 NSE Standards-based lessons in each Deluxe Edition reinforce science concepts and process skills, preparing students for standardized tests.
• Consistent format across all volumes ensures continuity of teaching throughout the elementary grades.
• Full Inquiry Lessons include a template for students to develop their own investigations, fostering the application of process skills.
• Assessment questions based on process skills simulate a standardized test format and include an answer key.
• Online blackline masters, scoring rubrics, and answer key for each activity help teachers manage students’ progress.

Hands-On Standards Science, Deluxe Edition, Grades 4–5
Integrate nine process skills into the teaching of:

• Physical Science—Explore chemical reactions, volume and density, mixtures, gasses, and acids and bases.
• Life Science—Investigate characteristics, reactions, and nutrients with respect to leaves.
• Earth and Space Science—Discover the Earth, elements within our solar system, glaciers, and fossils.

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Download Assessment Rubrics, BLMs, and BLM Answer Keys.

Reduce Preparation Time with Ready-to-Use Science Materials Kits!

• Each Materials Kit supports 24 students (6 groups of 4) working collaboratively on all* of the 36 lessons, and 1 group of 4 students working collaboratively on the DVD extension activities.
• Convenient storage totes maximize limited storage space and keep materials organized.

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*Hands-On Standards Science, Deluxe Edition Materials Kits do not include some perishable items needed to complete select lessons.