Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science (TEEMSS)

Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science (TEEMSS) is a physical science curriculum for grades 3-8 that utilizes computers, sensors, and interactive models to support investigations of real-world phenomena. Through 15 inquiry-based instructional units, students interact with computers, gather and analyze data, and formulate ideas for further exploration. Each unit contains two one-week investigations with a discovery question, several trials, analysis, and ideas for further investigations. All classroom units use handheld computers, and information is managed by software in the handheld computer that can be transmitted to other students and to the teacher. The program includes a web-based teacher-reporting tool that allows teachers to review student portfolios and gather student responses. Teachers' guides are included in the program, featuring discussion guides, background material on the content, ideas for assessments, information on the technology, and suggested timelines. Teachers have access to an online training course that provides information about the TEEMSS curriculum and technology.