Traditional approaches alone are just not working. Despite the emphasis placed on learning and performance, United States fourth- and eighth-graders consistently rank poorly in science literacy compared to their peers in other less affluent, less populous nations. And unfortunately, as students age, the news grows worse, leaving in its wake a growing student population that is fundamentally illiterate about even the most basic science facts.

Many of today’s educational programs fail you and your students in part because they are based on a stale, flawed formula: read the book, answer the questions, and do an activity…maybe. These traditional science programs rely so heavily on students reading about science that it should be no surprise why student outcomes have such room for improvement.

To make matters more complicated, science is filled with many technical and abstract concepts and principles—words and ideas that are very difficult to grasp even for the most advanced students. So, consider that almost half of United States nine-year-olds are “below basic” readers. Yet, a majority of their science instruction is still delivered through the written word. In the face of such a mismatch of learning style and teaching strategy as dictated by traditional textbook publishers, how is it possible to reach these students? Our solution: you and Fresh Science.

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