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Teacher Created Materials offers a rich variety of educational materials designed to meet the needs of Florida students. Developed by teachers for teachers and students, these leveled resources align to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, featuring rich content and appealing images in print and digital formats to encourage curiosity and support a love of learning. See our research-based, Florida-specific resources below to find the perfect fit for your classroom!
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Science
Science Resources for Florida Grades K–8
Support the next generation of scientists and align your curriculum to the Florida NGSSS for Science with engaging resources covering Earth and Space, Life, Physical, and Nature of Science strands.
High-interest, leveled readers available as 6-Packs with lesson plans, single titles, and eBooks
Complete Kits including Interactiv-ebooks, lessons, audio recordings, and more
Rich STEM content and hands-on activities that follow the 5E Model
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Spark the curiosity of young learners with vivid images, easy-to-read informational texts, fun lesson plans, and more! Each resource supports scientific content with engaging activities for a hands-on learning experience.
Leveled Readers
Big and Little
Pushes and Pulls
I Spy
Tell Me About It
Solid or Liquid?
Nature Made
Sort It!
How Sound Moves
Shadows
Our Sun
Earth and Moon
Looking Up!
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Early Childhood Themes: Animals Kit
Bring science standards to life with these engaging, colorful resources! Each resource includes examples of scientific practices and hands-on activities to support content-area concepts.
Leveled Readers
Outer Space
Pushes and Pulls
Living!
What Do Living Things Need?
Here Comes the Sun
On Water
What Makes a Plant?
Inside a Plant
Growth and Change
We Recycle
Science Detectives
Landforms
Water Bodies
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Early Childhood Themes: Five Senses Kit
Introduce students to key scientific concepts with these engaging resources! Each resource supports new science standards and encourages collaboration and critical thinking.
Leveled Readers
A Butterfly's Life
Look Inside: Your Brain
Look Inside: Your Skeleton and Muscles
Look Inside: Your Heart and Lungs
Raising Babies: What Animal Parents Do
The Seasons
Pollination
Interdependence of Living Things
Ecosystems
Habitats
Environment: A World of Change
The Nature of Matter
Forces
Energy
Motion
Rocks and Minerals
Water Cycle
Analyze It!
Life Cycles
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
Extreme Weather
Encourage scientific thinking and support the new standards with these research-based resources! The engaging, leveled readers explore scientific concepts and themes.
Leveled Readers
Light Makes a Rainbow
How Heat Moves
Our Sun
Friction
Food Webs
Traits for Survival
Photosynthesis
The Right Environment
Changing Matter
Gravity
Electromagnetism
Predict It!
Plant Reproduction
Light and Its Effects
Improve science literacy and knowledge with resources that balance scientific concepts and facts in an engaging format! Leveled readers feature student-friendly content with supporting diagrams or photos to reinforce learning.
Leveled Readers
Florida's Economy: From the Mouse to the Moon
The Nature of Matter
Forces
Weathering and Erosion
Changing Matter
Electromagnetism
Earth's Moon
What a Scientist Sees
Composition of Matter
Conservation of Mass
Students will go beyond the surface of critical scientific concepts with these engaging resources! Research-based background information, interactive features, and illustrations enrich the text and bring scientific content to life.
Leveled Readers
Energy in Action
Tracking the Weather
Climate
Adaptations
Electricity
We Are Here
Digestion and Using Food
Mixtures and Solutions
Chemical Reactions
The Milky Way: A River of Stars
What the Evidence Shows
Inside the Water Cycle
The Wonder of Our Solar System
Build students' scientific knowledge and skills with leveled informational texts and hands-on science activities! These engaging readers, lesson plans, and digital resources cover important strands like Earth and physical science.
Leveled Readers
Unforgettable Natural Disasters
Extreme Weather
Earth's Cycles
Conservation of Energy
The Four Spheres of Earth
The Powerful Ocean
Global Warming
Investigating Landforms
Investigating Simple Organisms
The World of Animals
Investigating the Human Body
Investigating Forces and Motion
Looking Inside Cells
Cell Scientists
Pioneers in Cell Biology
Informational text and captivating photos bring middle-school science standards to life! 5E-modeled lessons and interactive lab activities are included to balance scientific facts and concepts.
Leveled Readers
Endangered Animals of the Desert
DNA
Global Warming
The World of Rocks & Minerals
The First Geologists
Investigating Plate Tectonics
Alfred Wegener
Inside Ecosystems and Biomes
Pioneering Ecologists
The World of Genetics
Spaceship Earth
Inside the World of Matter
All About Energy
All About Light and Sound
Pioneers of Light and Sound
All About Mitosis and Meiosis
Align to new Florida science standards, teach STEM themes, and develop students' critical thinking with these engaging resources! Hands-on science experiments and in-depth lesson plans are included to help students grasp critical science concepts.
Leveled Readers
Earth's Cycles
Life and the Flow of Energy
Chemical Reactions
Stars
The Wonder of Our Solar System
Astronomers Through Time
Florida's Economy: From the Mouse to the Moon
The World of Plants
From Hubble to Hubble
Investigating the Chemistry of Atoms
All About Mechanical Engineering
Making It Go
All About Light and Sound
The World of Elements and Their Properties