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And it works.
Amplify Science is backed by gold-standard research.
UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, the authors behind Amplify Science, developed the Do-Talk-Read-Write-Visualize approach, and gold-standard research shows that this type of instructional model works. Our own efficacy research is pretty exciting, too.
Learning progressions
Students using the Do-Talk-Read-Write approach saw clear growth along learning progressions from pre-unit assessments to end-of-unit assessments.
Science vocabulary
Students using the Do-Talk-Read-Write method achieved higher mastery of science vocabulary terms than their peers.
Science content knowledge
Students using the Do-Talk-Read-Write approach saw their science content knowledge grow more than their peers using the business-as-usual approach.
Hands-on investigations
Hands-on learning is an essential part of Amplify Science for West Virginia.
Hands-on learning is integrated into every unit through hands-on investigations that are critical to achieving the unit’s learning goals and deepening your students’ understanding of the unit phenomena.
See Amplify Science hands-on investigation videos in action.
As part of Amplify Science’s Populations and Resources unit, students take on the role of ecologists to figure out what caused the size of the moon jelly population in Glacier Sea to increase. In this video featuring Lesson 2.2, sixth-grade students from Denver Public Schools are conducting a hands-on investigation involving yeast to test the effects of the availability of food on the size of a population.
Literacy-rich science instruction
Let's immerse West Virginia students in reading, writing, and arguing like real scientists and engineers.
Just like the West Virginia College- and Career-Readiness Indicators for Science, Amplify Science has students actively reading a variety of complex texts, produce clear and coherent technical writing, and engage in conversation about what they read and write.
Student Investigation Notebooks
In the Student Investigation Notebooks, students record data and observations, make drawings, and complete writing tasks. Each notebook also includes scaffolding supports for reading and writing activities.
Science articles
Each Amplify Science unit includes multiple student articles, which are custom-written by the Lawrence Hall of Science.
Powerful digital tools
We take care of science that's too small, large, slow, distant, dangerous, or difficult to see or manipulate directly.
Developed exclusively for Amplify Science, digital simulations are interactive, virtual worlds that allow students to discover and construct understanding of science concepts and phenomena. Sims provide opportunities to explore scientific phenomena that might otherwise be challenging to investigate.
Middle School Sims
Powerful digital simulations for every unit.
Key differentiators
What sets Amplify Science apart for West Virginia
- 1. It is built from the ground up for three-dimensional learning.
- 2. Students take on the role of scientists and engineers to investigate real-world phenomena.
- 3. Active reading engages students in complex science texts.
- 4. Powerful digital modeling tools and simulations prepare students for career- and college-readiness.