OpenSciEd High School addresses all high school NGSS standards. This comprehensive science curriculum empowers students to question, design, investigate, and solve the world around them.
In 2187 of the Fifth Long Age, a mother he did not remember brought Isker Bey into the world and into the slavery that burdened all the survivors of the conquered Bensahari nation. Ripped from the only family he did remember at the age of four, Isker found himself in the violence-prone dormitories of the Labor Ministry, in preparation for a life of servitude - to the Harapis, or the Sarakans, or perhaps even the Zenhai. Ten years he endured the horrors of the only place he knew. In 2201 of the Fifth Long Age, t
In this module, students begin to develop an understanding of some of the basic principles that answer the question, "Why do structures stand up?" They look at structures in the school neighborhood, observing the variety in size, shape, material, and function. They build their own structures, using straws, index cards, and other materials.
As they build, students explore some of the basic concepts of standing structures. These include live load, dead load, tension and com
OpenSciEd Middle School science program addresses all middle school NGSS standards. This comprehensive science curriculum empowers students to question, design, investigate, and solve the world around them.
Yolanda’s Genius, a Newbery Honor winner, is the story of an African-American family’s love and courage in difficult times. Yolanda is smart, tough, and big for her age. Her brother, Andrew, doesn’t talk much and has trouble reading. But Andrew can create beautiful music on his harmonica. Yolanda wonders if her brother is a musical genius. Can his talent be developed and shared with other people? One day some boys destroy the harmonica – and Andrew’s music stops. Soon Yolanda must make an important decision: whether to try to find another harmonica for Andrew, or to obey her mother