AC Home: Science

Name: AC Home: Science
Brand: Adaptive Curriculumhttps://www.adaptivecurriculum.com

by Adaptive Curriculumhttps://www.adaptivecurriculum.com

ScienceGrades 5–12

About This Curriculum

Award-winning online math and science program featuring interactive Activity Objects, instructional videos, virtual experiments, and real-world graphics designed for self-paced learning with teacher management tools.

What makes it unique: Virtual experiments and interactive Activity Objects with high-quality graphics; available in English and Spanish; works on all computers and tablets

AC Home: Science: Interactive Online Supplement with Virtual Labs

AC Home: Science is an online curriculum featuring interactive Activity Objects, instructional videos, and virtual experiments designed for grades 5-12. The program emphasizes self-paced learning with robust teacher management tools and high-quality graphics for visual learning.

Best for

Busy homeschooling families seeking a visual, technology-rich science supplement for grades 5-12 who want to minimize lab preparation time while maintaining engaging content

Evaluation Criteria

1 strength · 4 neutral · 2 insufficient evidence

Direct InstructionStrength

The curriculum includes instructional videos and structured Activity Objects that appear to provide explicit content delivery.

Program features 'instructional videos' and Activity Objects with 'lessons in concept development' and defined learning objectives

Knowledge RichNeutral

The curriculum appears to cover substantial science content across multiple disciplines with detailed Activity Objects organized by topic.

Physics lesson plan includes comprehensive categories like Force, Motion, Waves, Electricity, Magnetism, Optics, and Nuclear Physics, with 5-15 Activity Objects per category

Teacher TrainingNeutral

The curriculum provides user-friendly teacher resources and tutorials but lacks comprehensive professional development.

Includes 'intuitive and user-friendly teacher resources,' lesson planner, and 'helpful tutorials,' though reviewer notes it's so user-friendly that 'most would not need any extra help'

Retrieval PracticeNeutral

The curriculum includes assessment tests and progress tracking but limited evidence of systematic retrieval practice.

Teacher can view 'results of assessment tests' and student progress reports, but no mention of spaced review or regular retrieval exercises

Hands On IntegrationNeutral

The curriculum replaces traditional lab work with virtual experiments and interactive 3-D models rather than integrating physical hands-on activities.

Reviewer appreciates virtual lab experiments as time-saving alternatives to physical experiments, and Activity Objects include 'interactive 3-D models' and virtual experiments

Ngss AlignmentInsufficient Evidence

NGSS alignment is not mentioned in the available evidence.

No reference to NGSS standards or three-dimensional learning framework in the review

Scientific VocabularyInsufficient Evidence

Scientific vocabulary development is not explicitly addressed in the available evidence.

No specific mention of vocabulary instruction, terminology development, or explicit vocabulary-building features

Sources: cathyduffyreviews.com