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Middle-school scienceLesson and route guide

Choose a standalone lesson or session route
Choose a standalone temperature-evidence paper lesson or a teacher guide for six paper sessions or eight practical sessions. Each route has its own files and planning guidance.
Paper lesson: timing unknown · route guide: six/eight sessionsPaper + pencilPaper lesson edition 1.0.0 · route guide Guidance revision 2 November 2026
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Middle-school scienceTeaching kit

Evidence across six dimensions
Use fresh integrative tasks and annotated fictional examples to describe evidence across six thermal reasoning dimensions.
Plan the selected lesson with the teacher guidePaper + pencilRecommended edition 1.0.0
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Middle-school scienceOptional practical investigation

Optional practical investigation
Plan a fair cool-water comparison, record baseline and prototype trials, then redesign and retest. Includes a complete supplied-data alternative.
Plan the selected lesson with the teacher guideStated materials + supervisionStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Middle-school scienceTeaching kit

Design criteria and improvement
Compare every design criterion, justify a choice, propose a redesign, and use new evidence to reassess it.
Plan the selected lesson with the teacher guidePaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Middle-school scienceTeaching kit

Claim revision
Compare new evidence with a particular claim, check conditions and justify retaining, narrowing, changing or withholding a conclusion. Student and teacher downloads, print selections and teacher guidance.
45–55-minute full lesson; may be splitPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Middle-school scienceTeaching kit

Scientific explanation
Connect specific temperature evidence to an explanation of net thermal-energy transfer and distinguish observations from the explanatory model. Student and teacher downloads, print selections and teacher guidance.
36–45-minute full lessonPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Middle-school scienceFoundation kit

Temperature readings and change
Read temperature records and an equivalent graph; distinguish values, changes and explanations.
35–45-minute lessonPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Middle-school scienceFoundation kit

Fair comparisons
Evaluate confounds and specify a fair comparison and recording plan.
35–45-minute lessonPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Middle-school scienceTeacher guide

Thermal-energy teaching routes
Choose a six-kit supplied-data or optional practical route, pages to print, and fresh follow-ups.
10–15 min preparationPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.2.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Middle-school scienceFoundation kit

Thermal-energy evidence
Compare temperature results across trials, support a sleeve choice, and limit the claim. Includes its prerequisite mini-lesson.
36–44-minute lessonPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 mathTeaching kit

Unit-rate meaning
Find a requested unit rate, label both quantities and explain what “per one” means. Use separate checks and supplied response tasks.
Use the teacher guide to plan the selected routeStart Here for preparationStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 mathTeaching kit

Fair unit-rate comparison
Compare rates with the same units and direction, explain ties and missing information, and check whether totals could mislead. Includes response teaching for whole packs when the lower unit price does not settle the purchase total.
Use the teacher guide to plan the selected routeStart Here for preparationStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 mathTeaching kit

Equivalent ratios
Use complete groups and a ratio table to explain equivalent ratios, challenge a same-addend error, and choose a focused follow-up.
40–55-minute full lesson4–6 min prep*Student/core edition 0.2.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELACheck and reteach pack

Text evidence · next teaching step
Check a response, teach one of two evidence moves, then use fresh follow-up scenes.
4–6 minutes per check3–5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Text evidence
Answer a text question, choose two accurate details, and explain how they support the answer.
45-minute lesson8 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.3 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Central idea & summary
Distinguish the topic from the central idea and write a concise summary with key details.
40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.2.5 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELAPractice & checks
Vocabulary exit tickets
Eight fictional excerpt-and-question pairs for explaining word meaning through context.
4 minutes per ticket8 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.1 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Inference
Separate stated details, supported inferences, and guesses; explain what the text leaves uncertain.
No time estimate for this edition5 min prep*Student/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Evidence-based writing
Write a focused paragraph with an answer, accurate evidence, and an explanation of the connection.
40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELAPractice and checks
Evidence writing and revision
Check a supported paragraph and a meaning-preserving revision, choose a focused practice task, then reserve different material to look again after teaching.
Plan the selected route from the teacher guideStart Here for print selectionsStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Media literacy
Use fictional offline source cards to examine evidence, purpose, creator, date, and limits.
40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.3 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELAPractice & checks
Nonfiction warm-ups
Five short informational passages with evidence questions and separate answer guidance.
6 minutes per warm-up7 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Teacher planningTeacher tool
Planning
Blank planning pages, a completed example, and a separate Grade 6 student copy.
45-minute worked example15 min prep*Recommended edition 1.0.3
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Grade 6 ELAPractice & checks
Reading checks
Three low-stakes checks for evidence, inference, and summary, with response-linked follow-up ideas.
6 minutes per check8 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.1
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Vocabulary
Use nearby clues to justify a word meaning and test a plausible alternative.
40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Comparing accounts
Compare two fictional accounts and distinguish an omitted detail from a contradiction.
40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.3 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Character change
Use early and later story details to explain a change in a character’s choices.
40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.1 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELAPractice and checks
Character change and evidence
Use a new story to explain character change with early and later evidence, then choose a supplied response task and reserve another passage to look again.
Plan the selected route from the teacher guideStart Here for print selectionsStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Revision
Clarify references and connect related ideas while preserving the draft’s intended meaning.
40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.4 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Argument
Identify each statement’s job in an argument and explain the links among claim, reason, and evidence.
40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Counterargument
Represent another position fairly and respond with a relevant reason, qualification, or practical change.
40-minute lesson5 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.7 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELAPractice and checks
Argument roles and fair replies
Check argument roles and a fair response to a counterargument, choose a focused practice task, then use a follow-up task to look again.
Plan the selected route from the teacher guideStart Here for print selectionsStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELALesson
Discussion
Use paired texts to contribute an evidence-based point and engage fairly with a different idea.
45-minute lesson8 min prep*Student/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELAPractice & checks
Review cards
Sixteen short-response revision cards; use a selection with the recording sheet and explanatory key.
40-minute session with four selected cards12 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.2
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Teacher planningTeacher tool
Assessment
Connect one learning objective to the student task, observable evidence, and assessment criteria.
20-minute colleague practice5 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.3
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Teacher planningTeacher tool
Assessment
Separate what a response shows from your interpretation, then plan a focused next move and recheck.
10-minute review of a response3 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.3
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Teacher planningTeacher tool
Substitute planning
Prepare a handoff with local routines, complete independent work and a clear return route. Includes a worked literacy handoff.
5-minute handoff scan15 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.2
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Teacher planningTeacher tool
Classroom routines
Plan one routine with a clear cue, practice steps, participation options, and a reteaching check.
12-minute model and rehearsal10 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.5
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Teacher planningTeacher tool
Language support
Make task steps clear and choose language support without supplying the answer. Includes reading, writing and argumentation examples.
3-minute directions introduction12 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.4
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Teacher planningTeacher tool
Family communication
Adapt clear family messages and invite brief reading, writing or argument practice with a goal-specific family guide.
2-minute team orientation6 min prep*Recommended edition 0.1.0
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Teacher planningTeacher tool
Mentoring
Plan a teacher-owned mentoring cycle with meeting forms, fictional examples and a complete unit-rate rehearsal: interpret student reasoning, choose teaching and return to a fresh check.
15-minute orientation10 min prep*Recommended edition 0.2.0
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Grades 6–8 history and geographyMap inquiry
Observation, inference and historical evidence
Compare authentic Boston maps, read a short report and explain what the evidence supports.
Two 35–45-minute lessonsStart Here for print selectionsStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grades 5–6 ELAReading bridge
Question, detail and explanation
Teach an answer supported by one detail, then an inference supported by two clues.
Two 25–35-minute sessionsChoose pages from Start HereStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grades 5–6 mathematicsMathematics foundations
Groups, comparisons and fractions
Teach group roles, times as much and equal measured shares before ratios.
Three 20–30-minute lessonsChoose pages from Start HereStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Middle-school civicsCivic inquiry
Requests institutions and decisions
Trace public requests and distinguish proposals from enacted law using authentic Hetch Hetchy sources.
Two 35–45-minute lessonsChoose pages from Start HereStudent/core edition 0.1.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Grade 6 ELAPractice and checks
Central ideas and objective summaries
Help Grade 6 readers move from a summary response to focused teaching: find the whole-passage point, choose and combine details, correct overstatements, then try different check and comparison texts.
Plan the selected route from the teacher guideStart Here for print selectionsRecommended edition 1.0.0
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Selected Grade 7 mathTeaching kit

Proportional relationship reasoning
Teach selected Grade 7 learners to test proportional relationships across tables, rules and graphs, respond to one-pair or starting-value shortcuts, then use different checks and transfer.
Use the teacher guide to plan the selected routeStart Here for preparationStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Selected Grade 8 mathTeaching kit

Linear relationship reasoning
Find change per input unit from unequal intervals, recover an initial value from nonzero observations, and compare linear models. Supplied teaching, targeted responses, different later checks and transfer include complete keys.
Use the teacher guide to plan the selected routeStart Here for preparationStudent/core edition 1.0.0 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Intended US Grade 9 mathTeaching sequence

Solve a unique-solution pair of linear equations by substitution and verify the ordered pair in both equations.
Solve a unique-solution pair of linear equations by substitution and verify the ordered pair in both equations. Includes modeled teaching, guided practice, independent response, two conditional responses and a different later check.
No time estimate for this editionPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.1 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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Intended US Grade 3 mathTeaching sequence

Name one of equal parts as a unit fraction and compare two unit fractions referring to the same whole.
Name one of equal parts as a unit fraction and compare two unit fractions referring to the same whole. Includes modeled teaching, guided practice, independent response, two conditional responses and a different later check.
No time estimate for this editionPaper + pencilStudent/core edition 1.0.2 · teacher guidance 2 November 2026
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