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Core Curriculum
Engineered for success with NGSS
Empower students in Grades K–12 to learn science through self-directed exploration, analysis, application, and explanation.
Designed to address the Next Generation Science Standards*
HMH Science Dimensions K–12 and HMH Dimensiones de las Ciencias™ K–8 + Biología put students in charge of their learning and enable teachers to seamlessly guide their students on a proven instructional path.
Cohesive curriculum engages students
With its cohesive, spiraled approach, the NGSS curriculum provides a consistent and engaging experience from kindergarten through high school.
Empowering, student-led lessons
Activity-driven lessons put students in charge of their learning, while teachers guide the process and ensure mastery of standards, leading to greater student achievement.
Distinguished authorship team ensures success
Developed by science thought leaders and education experts, HMH Science Dimensions gives teachers the tools they need to prepare students for the world beyond the classroom.
Inspire the next generation of scientists and innovators
Encouraging students to explore through experimentation: HMH Science Dimensions motivates students to ask questions, state claims, test their ideas, and find resolution through reasoning—skills needed for next-generation careers.
Elevate science literacy and engineering to meet the NGSS with ease
STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Build confidence with authentic investigations
Each lesson begins with a Can You Explain It? question—a problem to solve or a discrepant event to explain. This feature sparks curiosity in students and serves as the context for three-dimensional learning and hands-on activities.
Drive learning with hands-on activities and labs
Students actively “do science” through hands-on science activities and labs; they think critically about their observations, practice gathering evidence, and defend their claims.
Inspire students to consider a career in STEM
STEM is integrated into every unit, emphasizing engineering design as well as scientific literacy. Take it Further features careers in science and engineering to show students the real-world applications of what they’re learning.
Teacher Experience
Three-dimensional learning made simple
This science curriculum uses the 5E Instructional Model and each lesson has unique interrelated 3D Learning Objectives that ensure 100% coverage of the NGSS. The HMH NGSS trace tool allows teachers to quickly view what students should already know and what they need to learn next.
Let students show what they know
Flexible assessment tools are available in various formats, including formal, performance-based, and technology-enhanced assessments, to evaluate student learning according to NGSS.
Appropriate component configurations
HMH Science Dimensions provides a consistent pedagogical approach from kindergarten through high school, with component configurations across grade bands that ensure ease of implementation and standards alignment.
Components of HMH Science Dimensions
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Grades K–5
Single-grade elementary editions feature complete print and digital curricula, including write-in textbooks and Interactive Online Student and Teacher Editions with built-in professional development support.
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Grades 6–8
At the middle school level, 12 topical modules (write-in texts plus full digital editions) covering Life, Earth & Space, Physical Science, and Engineering can be matched to a district’s curriculum.
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Dimensiones de las ciencias
Components include interactive write-in Spanish worktexts for Grades K–8 (including a hardcover Spanish text for Biology), Spanish assessment guides for Grades K–8, and a Spanish Teacher Edition for Grades K–5.
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Biology
A complete print and digital curriculum that offers the flexibility of a consumable or non-consumable Student Text, both including the same content and utilizing innovative design to reinforce student-centric learning.
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Chemistry
A complete print and digital curriculum with a hardcover Student Text that utilizes innovative design to reinforce student-centric learning.
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Earth & Space Science
Acomplete print and digital curriculum with a hardcover Student Text that utilizes innovative design to reinforce student-centric learning.
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Physics
A complete print and digital curriculum that offers the flexibility of a consumable or non-consumable Student Text, both including the same content and utilizing innovative design to reinforce student-centric learning.
The power of connected teaching and learning
Ed, the HMH learning platform, combines the best of technology, HMH Science Dimensions content, and instruction to personalize the teaching and learning experience.
Immersive digital curriculum
Online lessons are enriched above and beyond print lessons. Students can view videos and animations, interact with instructional images and text, enter responses, pursue intellectual interests by choosing lesson paths, and enjoy simulation-based learning.
Support for teaching and learning
Via Ed, educators can manage classes and assignments and schedule virtual classroom sessions. They can quickly access content, search program resources, and create customized lessons and assessments. Class and student performance data in the Assessment and Standards Reports inform grouping and support instructional decisions.
At-home and offline support
Ed’s connected experience supports both in-person and online learning. HMH Go extends the classroom by allowing students to download their HMH Science Dimensions digital resources for later offline use.
Professional learning for teacher and leader success
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Guided implementation
Teachers starting at any time of the year can get up and running with resources in their Teacher Success Pathway that help them plan, teach, and assess learning, using their new HMH program.
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Teacher’s Corner
Teacher's Corner® on HMH Ed™ supports educators with year-round PD that puts classroom videos, teaching best practices, and live online events at their fingertips.
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Coaching and courses
HMH Coachly™ and professional development courses provide personalized support aligned to district needs. Teachers of all experience levels can own their professional growth through continuous partnership with an HMH instructional coach, or get year-round unlimited access to a virtual coach, using Coachly on the HMH Ed platform.
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Leader support
School and district leaders partner with experts who can help them drive transformation for all learners.
Simplify the transition to next-generation science.
Insights and resources
Learn about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Crosscutting Concepts and how teachers can use them to elicit student sense-making.
Learn how integrating science and literacy in the classroom helps students behave and think like real scientists and engineers.
Dynamic science formative assessment engages students and promotes their thinking; additionally, it informs instruction for educators.
- Report Type: Research Evidence Base
- Grade Level: Elementary, Middle, High
- Report Type: Efficacy Study, Study Conducted by Third Party
- Grade Level: Middle
- Region: Midwest, Northeast
- District Urbanicity: Suburban, Rural
- Report Type: Efficacy Study, Study Conducted by Third Party
- Grade Level: Elementary
- District Urbanicity: Suburban, Rural
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