Requirement: 1. Alignment with Missouri Learning Standards (MLS): The resource must align with state standards, ensuring it covers all grade-level expectations (GLEs) in science content and practices. 2.Support for Diverse Learners: Resources should provide differentiated instruction and support for students at various levels of proficiency, including gifted learners, English Language Learners (ELLs), and students with special needs. 3. Focus on 5E Instructional Model The curriculum should emphasize the 5E instructional model that helps teachers create phenomena based lessons that build on prior knowledge, provides hands-on experiences, and opportunities to extend beyond the classroom. 4. Development of Conceptual Understanding: Resources should promote a deep understanding of scientific concepts, not just procedural knowledge. They should use the 5E model to help students develop understanding through hands-on experiences, literacy, science and engineering practices, and inquiry based instruction. 5. Integration of Technology: Digital tools, simulations, and interactive platforms should be embedded within the curriculum to enhance learning and engage students with real-world applications of science. 6. Assessment Tools: The curriculum should include formative and summative assessment resources that align with Missouri’s standards, including performance tasks and traditional tests. It should also provide ways to assess student growth and understanding over time. 7. Cultural Relevance and Real-World Application: Resources should reflect diverse perspectives and offer real-world problems that make science relevant to students’ lives, encouraging critical thinking and problem-solving. 8.Professional Development Support: Curriculum resources should offer continuous professional development, both in-person and online through on demand videos. This development should include initial onsite training, ongoing support, and refresher courses as needed, equipping teachers with instructional strategies and guidance to effectively implement the curriculum with consistency.
