An Empowering, Engaging Program
Since its start, mySci has been empowering schools to
cultivate
curiosity-driven education by assembling in our program everything
educators need to teach science.
This is the best science curriculum I’ve had to teach in 25 years of teaching. Thank you for making it easy for
teachers and fun for students!
- Second Grade Teacher, Mehlville School District
Designed for the NGSS
The NGSS include 3 components: Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Science and Engineering Practices (SEP), and
Crosscutting Concepts (CCC). In mySci, these components are integrated together to create rich, meaningful
science learning experiences for all learners. mySci’s units have earned the NGSS Design Badge, the highest
rating for units designed for the NGSS.
See an example of a Design Badged mySci unit.
Based in Research
mySci was developed by the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in
St.
Louis. Partnering with scientific experts and educators, the program was co-designed to increase access to
high-quality science learning for every student. mySci’s instructional design consists of inquiry-based
units
with lessons guided by the 5E instructional model. This model helps students delve deep into the NGSS-based
curriculum as teachers facilitate sensemaking through exploration. Schools using our program report higher
student engagement and improved test scores.
Read more about our impact.
Joyful Phenomena- and Problem-Based Learning
mySci supports teachers to inspire deeper learning in their students through lessons that are phenomena- and
problem-based. Our mySci kits provide materials for hands-on, engaging learning that helps instill joy through
scientific exploration. mySci units include authentic projects and performance tasks to support meaningful
creation and sharing of their learning.
Promotes Equity and Inclusion in Science
The mySci program uses a framework for attending to equity to guide the development of
each
unit in order to equitably engage students in the science and engineering practices We provide multiple ways
for students to participate in and represent their learning as well as differentiation strategies to support
all learners.
Learn more about mySci’s criteria for attending to equity and inclusion.
Overall, I am thrilled with this program! My students look forward to science everyday.
I am grateful! My students are engaged and share what they learn with their parent(s). They are intrigued and
curious about the
world around them and this program allows them to have experiences that are meaningful to them.
I didn't particularly care for teaching science until our district adopted MySci. I now enjoy it and love
watching
my
kinders make discoveries.
- Kindergarten Teacher, Ferguson Florissant School District