With Connections, it’s easy to find the right high school science lesson—one that aligns with the NGSS or Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and engages students in developing and communicating their understanding of phenomena through multidimensional tasks. Search the lesson library by standard, topic, keyword, grade level, or subject (physics, chemistry, biology, etc.), to quickly locate the lesson you need to enrich students’ learning and deepen their understanding.

Connections lessons follow a predictable pattern of instruction that forms an inquiry cycle, guiding the exploration of observable phenomena and their causes. Within each lesson, students develop their own explanations, apply learning in new contexts, and draw connections to their own lives.

Connections provides students with opportunities to engage in the same practices as scientists when they investigate natural phenomena. Within each lesson, students use Vernier probeware to collect and analyze experiment data in order to develop an explanation supported by evidence while strengthening their understanding of key scientific concepts.

Formative assessment tasks embedded throughout each lesson focus on student reasoning and provide evidence of mastery of the 3D elements. Knowledge and skills are elicited through a variety of modes such as model-building, data interpretation, and communicating scientific ideas in writing. Automated grading for many assessment types saves teachers time and provides students with immediate feedback.

Teachers and students gain real-time, actionable insight into learning progress. Dashboards provide class-wide overviews and student-level detail, so teachers can take timely action to support and extend learning for struggling and accelerated learners. Automated and in-the-moment feedback empowers students to monitor and adjust their own learning during the lesson.

Connections lessons are fully customizable so you can modify content to better fit the needs of your students and teaching style. Adjust wording, add assessment items, and insert images and videos. You can even duplicate lessons and modify content to differentiate instruction for various student groups.