{"id":671,"date":"2012-09-07T20:03:40","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T20:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nancylarsonpublishers.com\/classroom\/main\/?p=671"},"modified":"2019-01-29T15:43:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:43:38","slug":"nancy-larson-science-continues-to-grow-with-science-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nancylarsonpublishers.com\/classroom\/main\/nancy-larson-science-continues-to-grow-with-science-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Larson\u00ae Science Continues To Grow With Science 4<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

New curriculum program for fourth graders sparks interest in energy and leaps students into life science.<\/h3>\n

Old Lyme, Conn. \u2013\u2013 Curriculum writer Nancy Larson understands the importance of getting science lessons just right for young students. After all, students\u2019 feelings about science are often set long before they enter a high school lab or a college class.<\/p>\n

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Above, an eager student learns about a cheek cell specimen through a microscope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That is why Nancy Larson and her writing team of teachers spent four years crafting and re-crafting Nancy Larson\u00ae Science 4<\/em>. The program \u2013 the latest installment in the science curriculum series for elementary students \u2013 advances the concepts taught in earlier levels.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s literally an energy about the program. Science 4<\/em> had to be constructed just right so the students get the correct lessons when they are best ready to understand and retain the concept,\u2019\u2019 Larson said. \u201cOur new program took thousands of hours of field testing by dedicated teachers. The results will be students who learn and appreciate the importance of science in our world.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

For hundreds of teachers, principals and curriculum directors who have been patiently waiting for Nancy Larson\u00ae Science 4<\/em> \u2013 the wait is over. Nancy Larson\u00ae Science 4<\/em> is now available in both school and homeschool versions.<\/p>\n

Nancy Larson\u00ae Science is written to meet the national science standards. All the standards were studied and restudied before writing began on the series nearly a decade ago. However, Larson is quick to remind people that her program aims for a higher standard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe come to work every day trying to write programs that help teachers be better teachers and help students really learn and retain the knowledge,\u201d Larson said. \u201cScience 4<\/em> exceeds that high standard. I\u2019m very thankful to all the teachers who made thousands of suggestions about the lessons so we would know they would work.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Nancy Larson\u00ae Science 4 continues to build on the strong foundation set by the earlier Science K\u20133<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Some of the key lessons include:<\/p>\n