Welcome to Savvas Science Explorations! Designed by a team of Florida teachers, academic experts, and partners from all regions of the state, this is your K-8 phenomena-based science program. This team imagined their ideal science curriculum resource, and Savvas built it.
Empower your students to “experience the POSSIBLE” by addressing real-world science issues in Florida and build a sustainable future with our comprehensive, phenomena-driven program.
Whether you have 10 or 50 minutes, cover your Florida Science Standards in only 1-3 activities per stage of each Phenomena-based 5E lesson!
Empower all students to enjoy science and become independent learners and thinkers with Savvas Science Explorations. All essential print and digital resources are strategically designed to be accessible to all students’ abilities and learning styles.
Science Explorations is aligned with John Hattie’s research on evidence-based learning. You’ll see High-Impact Strategies in every lesson.
A rich array of assessments allows teachers to monitor progress and make informed instructional decisions quickly to ensure positive outcomes as students prepare for testing success.
Zipporah Miller, Ed.D. is the Director of Learning with Anne Arundel county Public Schools. Zipporah is a past associate Executive Director for Professional Development Programs and Conferences at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).
Michael E. Wysession, Ph.D. is the Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Michael is an author on more than 100 science and science education publications and was awarded the prestigious NSF Presidential Faculty Fellowship and Packard Foundation Fellowship.
Michael J. Padilla, Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus, Eugene P. Moore School of Education at Clemson University. Michael taught science in middle and secondary schools, has more than 30 years of experience educating middle grades science teachers.
Along with being Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education and professor of Biological Sciences at Florida International University, Mike is a biologist, explorer, author, educator, and television host.
Biologist turned filmmaker, Patrick has conducted scientific research around the world. He specializes in science programming and educational media. His Emmy Award winning work has been seen on numerous networks including ABC, Nat Geo, PBS, Discovery Channel, to name a few.
Kevin J DeBruin is a former NASA rocket scientist with 30+ space missions and spacecraft designs under his belt. His expertise is in robotic solar system exploration, with a specific emphasis on Jupiter's moon Europa.
Maynard Okereke, better known as the Hip Hop M.D., is a civil engineer. Maynard is an award-winning science communicator, having received both the Asteroid Award for Best Streaming Content and the People of Change Award for his community outreach efforts.
Tamara Robertson is a television host and Emmy-nominated producer best known for her role as a co-host and fabricator on the reboots of “Mythbusters.”
Dr. Tracy Fanara is an environmental engineer and research scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Dr. Jackie Speake has spent more than 20 years in education as a science teacher and coach, district curriculum specialist, district senior administrator for curriculum and instruction, and state of Florida Department of Education science program specialist.
Savvas Realize® brings our award-winning content to life in an exciting digital experience that students love. For teachers and admins, it includes valuable classroom-management tools like auto-rostering, single-sign-on, and available integrations with many top K-12 LMSs.
Preview your week ahead, adjust your daily lesson plans, review student and class progress, build and share lessons with your own content, or easily search for differentiated resources to inspire more “lightbulb” moments for your students. Realize’s single-sign-on platform makes it all easy and manageable.
Make logging into your Realize dashboard an essential daily activity–just like checking your school email and Google Classroom accounts–to get a clear, organized path to your learning goals.