Speak Agent’s High School Science program significantly improves outcomes by helping students to explore scientific phenomena, acquire complex concepts, make claims, analyze evidence, and communicate reasoning.
How? By seamlessly integrating multimodal language activities, real-world science stories, reading and writing scaffolds, tools for students to create visual representations of data and ideas, and many other research-based Science+Language tools and strategies. All of our multimodal activities seamlessly fit the scope, sequence, and pacing of your existing curriculum.
Science Courses Available for High School
All High School Science courses are full year and include built-in learning supports for all levels of multilingual learners!
Biology
Biology+LanguageSM is an academic language learning program designed to fit seamlessly with your Biology curriculum. This spiral learning program consists of independent practice activities and learning scaffolds designed to accelerate mastery of key biology concepts and content knowledge, communication skills, especially for students who may lack background knowledge. The academic language is content-based and aligned to NGSS, NGSSS, WIDA, TEKS, among other academic standards. It can be aligned to your state standards as well.
Content and Standards
| Unit | Topics | Next-Generation Science Standards |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Biology | Characteristics of Life Levels of Organization Chemistry of Life Properties of Water Macromolecules | HS-LS1-2 HS-LS1-3 HS-LS1-6 HS-LS2-1 |
| Cells | Cell Types Cell Structures Cell Transport | HS-LS1-1 HS-LS1-3 |
| Cellular Energy | Matter and Energy Transformation Cellular Respiration Photosynthesis | HS-LS1-5 HS-LS1-6 HS-LS1-7 HS-LS2-3 |
| Cell Cycle | Mitosis Meiosis Abnormal Cell Division | HS-LS1-4 HS-LS3-1 HS-LS3-2 |
| Genetics | Mendelian Genetics Human Genome | HS-LS3-1 HS-LS3-3 |
| Protein Synthesis | DNA/RNA DNA Replication Protein Synthesis Mutations | HS-LS1-1 HS-LS3-2 |
| Natural Selection | Natural Selection Evolution of Populations Speciation & Classification Evidence of Evolution | HS-LS2-8 HS-LS4-1 HS-LS4-2 HS-LS4-3 HS-LS4-4 HS-LS4-5 |
| Ecology | Spheres of Earth Energy in Ecosystems Population Dynamics Community Interactions Human Impact Climate Change Conservation | HS-LS2-1 HS-LS2-2 HS-LS2-4 HS-LS2-5 HS-LS2-6 HS-LS2-7 HS-LS4-6 |
| Unit | Next-Generation Science Standards |
|---|---|
| Biology 1.1: Cell Structure & Function | LS1.A, HS-LS1-2 |
| Biology 1.2: Cellular Processes | LS1.B, HS-LS1-4, HS-LS1-5, HS-LS1-7 |
| Biology 2.1: Cellular Genetics | LS1.A, HS-LS1-1, LS1.B, HS-LS1-4, LS3.A, HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2, HS-LS3-3 |
| Biology 2.2: Structure & Function of DNA | LS1.A, HS-LS1-1 |
| Biology 2.3: Genetic Mechanisms & Inheritance | LS3.A, HS-LS3-1, HS-LS3-2 |
| Biology 2.4: Mutations | LS3.A, HS-LS3-2, LS4.C, HS-LS4-2 |
| Biology 2.5: Modern Genetics | tbd – under review |
| Biology 3.1: Mechanisms | LS1.A, HS-LS1-3 |
| Biology 3.2: Speciation | LS4.D, HS-LS2-7 |
| Biology 4.1: Biodiversity | LS4.D, HS-LS4-6, HS-LS2-7 |
| Biology 4.2: Ecosystems | LS4.D, HS-LS4-6, HS-LS2-7 |
| Biology 4.3: Loss of Diversity | LS4.D, HS-LS2-7 |
Physical Science
Physical Science+Language℠ is an academic language learning program designed to fit seamlessly with your Physical Science curriculum, including both physics and chemistry. This spiral learning program consists of independent practice activities and learning scaffolds designed to accelerate mastery of key physics and chemistry concepts and content knowledge, communication skills, especially for students who may lack background knowledge. The academic language is content-based and aligned to NGSS, NGSSS, WIDA, TEKS, among other academic standards. It can be aligned to your state standards as well.
Content and Standards
| Unit | Next-Generation Science Standards |
|---|---|
| PS Unit 1.1 : Motion | PS2.A, HS-PS2-1, HS-PS2-2 , HS-PS2-3 |
| PS Unit 1.2 : Forces | PS2.B, HS-PS2-4, HS-PS2-5, HS-PS2-6 |
| PS Unit 1.3 : Dynamics | tbd – under review |
| PS Unit 2.1 : Conservation of Energy | PS3.B, HS-PS3-1, HSPS3-4 |
| PS Unit 2.2 : Transfer & Transformation of Energy | PS3.A, HSPS3-1, HS-PS3-2, HS-PS3-4 |
| PS Unit 2.3 : Waves | PS4.A, HS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-2, HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-5, PS4.B, HS-PS4-3, HS-PS4-4 |
| PS Unit 2.4 : Thermal Energy | PS3.A, HSPS3-2, HS-PS3-3 |
| PS Unit 2.5 : Electricity | PS1.A, HS-PS1-4, PS2.B, HS-PS2-4, HS-PS2-5, HS-PS2-6 |
| PS Unit 3.1 : Classification of Matter | PS1.A, HSPS1-3, HSPS1-4 |
| PS Unit 3.2 : Atoms | PS1.A, HS-PS1-1, HSPS1-2, HS-PS1-3, HSPS1-4, HS-PS1-7 |
| PS Unit 3.3 : Periodic Trends of the Elements | PS1.A, HS-PS1-1, HS-PS1-2 |
| PS Unit 3.4 : Bonding & Compounds | PS1.B, HSPS1-4, HS-PS1-5 |
| PS Unit 3.5 : Reactions of Matter | PS1.B, HS-PS1-2, HS-PS1-7, HS-PS1-6 |
| PS Unit 4.1 : History of the Universe | ESS1.A, HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-2, HS-ESS1-3, HS-ESS1-4, HS-ESS1-5, HS-ESS1-6 |
| PS Unit 4.2 : Galaxies | ESS1.A, HS-ESS1-2 |
| PS Unit 4.3 : Stars | ESS1.A, HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-2, HS-ESS1-3 |
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