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GALAXY Classroom works — increasing student achievement gains and student motivation, as well as re-energizing teachers and improving instructional skills.
GALAXY Classroom began as an initiative by the GM Hughes Aircraft Company, and funding from the National Science Foundation, to create highly effective Science and Language Arts curricula for elementary students to dramatically improve learning in America's schools. GALAXY Classroom brings authentic, dynamic learning adventures directly into America's classrooms via interactive video. The curricula combine many "best practices" in teaching and learning with an extensive array of technologies and hands-on resources to support real-world learning.
GALAXY Classroom is PreK-5 standards-driven, inquiry-based Science and Language Arts curricula. All curriculum units include a compelling video series, hands-on investigations, an interactive online learning environment, professional development, and an online teacher/student portfolio management system. GALAXY Science curricula consist of six full-year Science curricula, and one-year of Language Arts. Each curriculum is organized around themes that support National Education Standards. Schools can purchase GALAXY Classroom as a full, yearlong curriculum and can mix theme "modules" as needed to match their state standards.
Click on the curriculum logo to learn more about each. |
PreK - 1
SCIENCE |
1 - 2
SCIENCE |
3 - 4
SCIENCE |
4 - 5
SCIENCE |
3 - 5
LANGUAGE
ARTS |
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Themes included:
Body Works
Feed the Needs of Pets and Seeds
Air, Wind, Weather, Stars
Dripping, Mixing, Freezing Liquids
Hear It, See It, Do It!
Critters in Action |
Themes included:
Doing 'What Ifs?' -- To Use and Compare Materials
Doing 'What Ifs?' -- To Find and Compare Creature Features |
Themes included:
Sound and Light
Magnetism & Electricity
Air, Water & Weather
Living Things
Force & Motion
Heat & Simple Machines
Above the Clouds
Geology |
Themes included:
Finding Patterns As Evidence
Doing Experiments to Describe and Compare Materials
Building and Testing Models
Tracking Living Action to Relate Form and Function |
Themes included:
People Are More Than They Appear to Be
Be True to Yourself
Establishing Your Own Space
Who Is a Hero?
It's Not Fair!
People Need People
People Working Together Can Make a Difference |
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