How to access the Program Hub
The Program Hub is accessible from the Global Navigation menu under Your Programs & Apps and features remote learning resources, training videos, and hands-on investigation videos.
These are the resources you can access on the Program Hub:
Starting in the 2024–25 school year, all of the Science PD content is being transitioned to the PD Library.
Remote and hybrid learning resources
This section is where you'll find all of the Amplify Science On-demand resources, which include On-demand Units and On-demand Videos. There are also videos to orient yourself in the use of the On-demand materials, as well as resources you can use for caregiver support.
On-demand Units
The On-demand Units are modified versions of existing Amplify Science units. They feature key activities from the unit that have been optimized for remote learning, all while taking approximately 50% less instructional time compared to the original Amplify Science unit. Each On-demand Unit includes:
Teacher Overview (digital or hybrid resource for teachers): These unit-specific overviews provide general information for each unit and include suggestions for pacing, tips for adjusting instructional time, instructional routines that should be planned for, and recommendations for chapter- and lesson-level modifications.
Family Overview (digital or hybrid resource for families): These letters introduce the phenomenon to be studied during the unit and provide an overview of the big ideas and activities.
Student materials (digital or hybrid resource for students): Available in both PDF or Google formats, the student materials contain student-facing instruction and work pages that allow students to work synchronously or asynchronously.
The On-demand-Unit Family Overviews and the corresponding student materials are available in both English and Spanish.
To access On-demand Units from the Program Hub:
Click the On-demand resources box.
2. Click the Grade Level Units dropdown, and select your grade.
On-demand Videos
Amplify Science On-demand Videos are recordings of real Amplify Science teachers teaching the lessons contained in Amplify Science units. If you are unable to meet synchronously with your students, the recorded lessons are a great way to keep your students on track and engaged with Amplify Science while at home. If you prefer that your students see and hear you, the On-demand Videos provide a model from which you can get ideas for how to create your own videos. These videos are also great for professional development, supporting flipped-classroom learning, and reinforcing learning for students who would benefit from hearing lesson content more than once.
To access On-demand Videos from the Program Hub:
Click the On-demand resources box.
Click the Grade Level Units dropdown, and select your grade.
Select the unit.
Click the On-demand Videos tab.
Hands-on investigations videos
Since students would be unable to conduct hands-on activities on their own remotely (or even together once back in the classroom, in some cases), you have access to videos for all the hands-on activities in your grade level’s units. Video links can be sent to students directly or shown in class.
To access Hands-on investigations videos from the Program Hub:
Click the On-demand resources box.
Click the Grade Level Units dropdown and select your grade.
Select the unit.
Click the Hands-on investigations videos tab.
Read-aloud videos
A speaker feature is embedded within the digital versions of the Student Books (which you can access via the student apps page).
In addition, the Program Hub also offers a YouTube playlist of the Student Books being read aloud by an adult.
Additional unit materials
This section provides some materials that you can choose to use in conjunction with the units you’re teaching. These include: Unit Extensions and videos of book read-alouds (TK–5), as well as hands-on investigations (K–8) from the units.