Science
Reports


All materials below have been reviewed by EdReports for alignment to college and career-ready standards as well as other attributes of high-quality curriculum as recommended by educators.

Note that you can filter to see materials that were on the most recent adoption list from the State of California as of 2018. If you are interested in adopting more recent materials “off list,” we have guidance for you here.

Activate Learning Certified Version of OpenSciEd

Activate Learning | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2024

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

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Bring Science Alive! Discipline Program

Teachers' Curriculum Institute | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2018

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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Bring Science Alive! Integrated Program

Teachers' Curriculum Institute | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2018

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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Carolina Certified Version of OpenSciEd

Carolina Biological Supply Company
 | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2024

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

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Discovery Education Science

Discovery Education, Inc. | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2020

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Partially Meets Expectations

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Discovery Science Techbook for California NGSS Middle School

Discovery Education, Inc. | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2017-2018

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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FOSS Next Generation

School Specialty, Inc./Delta Education | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2019

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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Green Ninja Middle School Integrated Science

Green Ninja | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2020

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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HMH Science Dimensions® Grades 6-8

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2018

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Partially Meets Expectations

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Impact Science: Integrated Middle School Program for CA NGSS

Impact Science Education, LLC | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2018

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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Inspire Science

McGraw-Hill Education | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2020

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

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IQWST Integrated Edition

Activate Learning | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2019

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

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Kendall Hunt Certified Version of OpenSciEd

Kendall Hunt Publishing Company | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2024

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

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Science and Technology Concepts™ Middle School

Carolina Biological Supply Company
 | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2019

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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SEPUP/Lab-Aids Issues and Science

SEPUP/Lab-Aids | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2019

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

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SmartNGSS

Learning Bits, Inc. | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2018

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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Stanford NGSS Integrated Curriculum - An Exploration of a Multidimensional World

SCALE | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2018

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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STEMscopes NGSS 3D 6-8

Accelerate Learning | Grades: 6-8 | Published: 2019

This title was not reviewed or adopted by the California State Board of Education. It is not required that districts use SBE-approved programs; find out more about selecting "off-list" programs here.

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Sixth to Eighth

Does Not Meet Expectations

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