Most K-5 teachers have probably shared a Mystery Doug video in the classroom or even done several Mystery Science lessons. Hopefully, this blog post is for you if you have never used Mystery Science or if you love it and use it regularly! The simplicity we love about Mystery Science has even more to offer, and aligns with the new Indiana Academic Standards for science. So, let’s get started!
Turning on the Anchor Layer in Mystery Science
Mystery Science has also prepared this Anchor Layer Storylines guide to help you have a better understanding of how the unit is connected.
Assessments in Mystery Science
Literacy Connections in Mystery Science
I hope that you find these features to be exciting additions to this great resource. For a sneak peek into the new content that will be released this year, check out this Content Guide. Please reach out if you would like any support with Mystery Science!
Mystery guides
We love Mystery Doug, but you may have noticed that new Mystery Guides have joined Doug in guiding the lessons. Meet the team by clicking on the image below! You can even introduce the team to your class and share the expertise that they bring to the lessons.
Alignment to New Standards and Storylines
The new Indiana Academic Science Standards are influenced by the Next Generation Science Standards. The standards encourage invoking student curiosity with anchor phenomena and then following a storyline to support the teaching of the standards. Watch the short video below to see how to easily change the layout in your account to support this way of teaching.Turning on the Anchor Layer in Mystery Science
Mystery Science has also prepared this Anchor Layer Storylines guide to help you have a better understanding of how the unit is connected.
Assessments
Mystery Science now has assessments to support each lesson and some units as well. Assessments are available to print or to use as a Google Form. Watch the quick video below to learn more about accessing these assessments.Assessments in Mystery Science
Literacy connections
As if all of that was not enough, Mystery Science has been adding literacy connections for each K-5 unit. There are lesson embedded read alouds in grades K-1 and links to additional reading passages that support the content for grades 3-5. Watch one more quick video below to find the literacy connections.Literacy Connections in Mystery Science
I hope that you find these features to be exciting additions to this great resource. For a sneak peek into the new content that will be released this year, check out this Content Guide. Please reach out if you would like any support with Mystery Science!
Erin Freestone
Curriculum Specialist
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