Science Detective^®
Higher-Order Thinking • Reading • Writing in Science

Science Detective^® uses topics and skills drawn from national science standards to prepare your child for more advanced science courses and new assessments that measure reasoning, reading comprehension, and writing in science.

First, children read lessons that include a variety of charts, tables, and graphs. Then, they answer critical thinking questions to improve their understanding of the science concepts and develop their reading comprehension, and inferential and deductive thinking skills. Children can't just scan the story for answers— they must carefully analyze and synthesize the information from the text and the charts, tables, and graphs to explain and support their answers.

Teaching Support
Includes teacher and student introductions, a chart of topics and key ideas to help select activities, and detailed answers.

Book or Software?
Choose one or the other. Whichever one you choose, you can't go wrong. Review the features listed below for additional benefits offered by the software.

	41-45 activities
	Self-tutoring: includes quick or detailed instructions, hints, and explanations for correct and incorrect answers
	Self-scoring
	Saves unfinished games
	Fun reward games
	Administration (password protected)
	On-screen teaching guide: Answer keys; Glossary of Terms; Reports: diagnostic, comparative, scoring details; Learning mode or test mode
	Password protected user login (optional)