Family is the center of The Memory String which tells the story of Laura, a young girl living with her father and stepmother. Through illustrations the reader dives into the life of Laura who was given a memory string from her mother who recently passed away. Each button on the memory string represents a piece of her family’s history. One day, the memory string breaks, causing Laura, her father, and stepmother to search frantically for the missing buttons. It is then that Laura realizes her memory string has the ability to help her collect new memories in add
Anchored Science by Mi-STAR is a comprehensive middle school science curriculum driven by a bold vision for the future, where science isn’t just a subject but a powerful, integrated body of knowledge that equips students to tackle today’s pressing societal challenges. This curriculum harnesses the full potential of the Next Generation Science Standards, empowering students to actively engage with science and engineering practices. They’ll move beyond the classroom, using their skills to solve
Level 5–6 is divided into three activity sections: algebra, proportional reasoning, and integer activities. Each section begins with an Anchor Activity followed by five or six further explorations and extensions that are connected in some way to the Anchor.
Adventures in Algebra focuses on describing patterns and relationships with symbols and evaluating expressions and equations. 
Mementos. Some are intangible memories stored in a corner of your mind. Some are tangible items locked in a box for safekeeping, a box that you may... or may not... ever open again. Handwritten letters, decades-old ticket stubs, faded photos, tattered t-shirts, trinkets, or jewelry you can't bring yourself to wear... Whatever they are, wherever they are kept, however old they are, whether they hurt or make you smile, everyone has mementos. Meet Victoria "Now..." when she hears a voice from her past, a voice she