Science Family Playlists
How Family Playlists Work
Browse our collection of dozens of standards-aligned K-8 Family Playlists containing curated videos and interactives from select sources such as Scholastic and PhET, formative assessment questions, and a hands-on activity that students do with a Family Partner.
1
Discover & Assign Quality Content
Choose and assign pre-built, standards aligned playlists. Families access via text in their home language (no sign-in required).
2
Students Teach Their Families
Students review concepts and teach their family partners what they are learning by leading a collaborative, offline activity.
3
Families Provide Feedback
Families send feedback about the experience, providing valuable insight into student understanding and an open door into meaningful dialogue around learning.
For Elementary School Teachers
Sample Science Family Playlist:
Energy from the Sun Moving Through Ecosystems (5th Grade)
Family Exploration:
Sample Science Assignment:
As part of a lesson on energy and the food system, browse the library and assign a matching playlist to your class.
Student response:
Students explain to their family partner about energy, and how it’s used by plants and animals. Students and family partners work together to draw a picture showing how energy flows from the sun to our bodies, through plant and animal-based foods that they like to eat. Families upload photos of their drawing!
Family Feedback:
Families send feedback and start a dialogue to better support their child’s learning.
Other Science Playlists for Elementary School
For Middle School Teachers
Sample Science Family Playlist:
Kinetic and Potential Energy (6th Grade)
Family Exploration:
Sample Science Assignment:
As part of a lesson on kinetic and potential energy, browse the library and assign a matching playlist to your class.
Student response:
Students and family partners explore the relationship between an object’s position and its potential and kinetic energy. They design and build a ramp using household objects for a ball to roll down. Students and families adjust the height of the ramp and measure the distance that the ball rolls. Families take a picture of their ramp and upload it!
Family Feedback:
Families send feedback and start a dialogue to better support their child’s learning.
Other Science Playlists for Middle School
See Family Playlist in English Language Arts and Math
Family Playlists are available for teachers, schools, and districts of all sizes.
