360° of Inquiry

Because doing science is the best way to learn science

We call it 360° of Inquiry because at every turn, ScienceFusion gives students a meaningful way to interact with science. Every click, every page turn, every lab and activity is an opportunity for students to ask questions, think critically, and make informed decisions. In any direction a student turns, they will be asked to inquire, think, predict, analyze, and apply. These skills are the foundation for success in science, in school, and in life.

With ScienceFusion, your students do much more than read about science concepts. At every moment, they use their curiosity, as well as their reasoning skills, to discover, interact, and apply what they've learned. Traditional science programs fail to connect the learning that occurs when a student uses a textbook, goes online, or performs a lab. Students learn content, but are unable to apply what they have learned. This is where ScienceFusion breaks the mold and delivers a holistic science experience, based on inquiry and application across print, digital, and hands-on resources.

ScienceFusion's 360° of Inquiry consists of:

  • eLearning Curriculum
  • Write-in Student Edition
  • Leveled labs and activities

 

The eLearning Curriculum engages your students with interactive features, embedded video, clickable write-in responses, and more. Today's digital natives utilize a full online science curriculum, including digital lessons, virtual labs, Video-based Projects, animations, simulations, and access to science eTextbooks.

 

The new design of the ScienceFusion write-in Student Edition allows students to take notes, draw sketches, and record data on pages of their textbook.

 

ScienceFusion's holistic approach to inquiry-based learning uses Essential Questions to connect what students learn in a hands-on setting to the content and skills learned in the write-in textbook and the digital lessons.


To better help you in the classroom, inquiry levels are provided for every lab of ScienceFusion for ease of differentiating instruction.

  • GUIDED inquiry develops inquiry skills within a supportive environment.
  • DIRECTED inquiry introduces inquiry skills within a structured framework.
  • INDEPENDENT inquiry deepens inquiry skills with student-driven questions and procedures.

Program Overview