Creating Curious Classrooms: Elementary Science K-5

Hook, Line, and Anchor Phenomena!

Available On Demand

The elementary years are full of curiosity and exploration, making it the perfect time to lay the foundation for a lifelong love of science. In this 30-minute episode of Creating Curious Classrooms, discover how real-world phenomena help elementary teachers create that foundation and inspire students to get curious!

Learn from former school administrator, Ryan, and elementary science curriculum specialist, Erica, as they:

  • Unpack the unique opportunities and challenges that administrators face in the elementary grades 
  • Demonstrate how modern instructional practices can enrich science units, such as leading with anchor phenomenon that introduces students to a mysterious real-world occurrence 
  • Encourage student’s natural curiosity and get them excited to make more real-world connections throughout a science unit, and then extend their learning 
  • Keep it real with engaging, flexible lessons that only need a few minutes of prep, so any educator can teach science

Together, Discovery Education and Mystery Science offer a variety of curriculum options to empower educators with time and energy to focus on what matters most.

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Catch the on-demand webinar to discover how high-quality, engaging phenomena enable elementary teachers to lay the foundation for a lifelong love of science!

Featured Speakers

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Ryan Brusco

Mystery Science Team
Ryan works with district partners to realize their mission of engaging critical thinkers to become the problem-solvers of tomorrow. Before joining Mystery.org, Ryan was a school administrator in California, and he has spent his career looking for ways to inspire students’ love of learning. Ryan is also a national speaker, training schools and districts in Common Core implementation, personalized learning, and Design Thinking. When Ryan isn't working on fabulous Mystery Science content, you can find him playing the role of a glorified Uber for his children.

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Erica Kovacevic, M.S.Ed.

DE Curriculum Team
Erica began her professional career in business development and transitioned into education more than 13 years ago. She started as a fifth-grade science teacher for ELL students and later became a STEAM coach in Naples, FL. She's worked as a national STEAM and teacher leadership consultant with Discovery Education.

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Paula Taylor

DE Partner Success Team
With 12 years of public education experience, including serving as an administrator, and 5 years in the EdTech Industry, Paula focuses on inspiring a L❤️VE for LEARNING for students nationally through Partner Success. She is well-versed in Curriculum and Instruction, with a deep understanding of how to build relationships that foster risk-taking for amazing implementations and student achievement.

Creating Curious Classrooms Series

Well, what is curiosity? It’s what drives us to explore and investigate our amazing world. And we believe getting curious is the best way to learn. Creating Curious Classrooms is a webinar miniseries that helps educators capture that curiosity in students and help them want to become lifelong learners, explorers, solution seekers, and gamechangers.

This series showcases hands-on and virtual investigations, STEM activities, and a ton of science resources for teachers to bring science to life in the classroom! Hear first-hand stories of how schools like yours are using standards-aligned content, complete with grab-and-go lessons and hands-on experiences, to turn their science programs into learning expeditions that help students better understand our world and prepare them for success.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Well, what is curiosity? It’s what drives us to explore and investigate our amazing world. And we believe getting curious is the best way to learn.

Creating Curious Classrooms is a webinar miniseries that helps educators capture that curiosity in students and help them want to become lifelong learners, explorers, solution seekers, and gamechangers.

This series showcases hands-on and virtual investigations, STEM activities, and a ton of science resources for teachers to bring science to life in the classroom!

Hear first-hand stories of how schools like yours are using standards-aligned content, complete with grab-and-go lessons and hands-on experiences, to turn their science programs into learning expeditions that help students better understand our world and prepare them for success.

Find all upcoming Creating Curious Classrooms webinars at DiscoveryEducation.com/Events

If you’re a school administrator, science department chair, science education leader, or simply someone with a love of science teaching, we invite you to come and get curious!  

You can register for any upcoming Creating Curious Classrooms webinars at DiscoveryEducation.com/Events

We’ll deep dive into a topic for 30-minutes, so anyone can fit it into their schedule!

Yes! We’ll record the session for participants. We’ll also offer an on-demand version after the live date so you can access a refresher anytime.

Creating Curious Classrooms will benefit any educator who wants to build curiosity as a foundation for learning science, regardless of whether you have DE in your classrooms. The series will showcase a variety of hands-on and virtual investigations, STEM activities, and a ton of science resources for teachers to bring science to life in the classroom — all are welcome.

There is no registration fee for participating in our webinars. But you do need to register in advance to receive access.

You can access a certificate of participation for attending but it is up to your district/local jurisdiction at their discretion whether the session will fulfill credit hours.

The webinar is hosted on Zoom webinars. If you need technical assistance for Zoom or are unable to join the meeting, please visit the Zoom Support Center.

Please contact Education Support at Education_Info@discoveryed.com.