Half-year and full-year programs

In-School Module-Based program

Science from Scientists’ In-School Module-Based (ISMB) program takes an innovative approach to STEM education.  We send two Scientist Educators into classrooms every other week to provide hands-on, minds-on learning experiences for grades 3-8. This signature program is delivered during the school day and has been shown to improve student competence and confidence in STEM.

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Numbers served for the 2024-2025 school year

10.5k+

Students

431

Classroom Teachers

84

Schools

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Our ISMB program’s special features include:

Long-term partnership

We visit your classroom every other week for a half or full year, 8 or 16 visits, respectively.

Low student-to-facilitator ratio

We send two Scientist Educators, ensuring efficient materials management and ample one-on-one and small-group contact with students.

All materials included

We bring everything needed for every student to actively engage in hands-on, minds-on learning.

For all students

Every student in the classroom participates, not just those who have the means to participate in extracurricular STEM activities.

Real STEM role models

Our educators have degrees in STEM and/or STEM industry experience.

Standards-aligned

We have over 100 lessons tied to state standards, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs), and Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs).

Why choose ISMB?

  • Empower student science skills, conceptual understanding, and academic growth.
  • Increase student interest and confidence in doing STEM as well as awareness of and interest in STEM careers.
  • Provide students access to real scientist and engineer role models.
  • Support teachers with high-quality, standards-aligned science learning experiences and materials.
  • Inspire teacher confidence and expertise as science educators.

Who is ISMB for?

  • Public Schools
  • Charter Schools
  • Private Schools
  • Magnet Schools

Our ISMB program is also available as a virtual option for schools outside of our service area!

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ISMB service area

Contact us to learn more about how we can work with your school or district.

Boston area

Twin Cities area

San Francisco Bay Area

Anywhere virtually

Measurable impact

Students who participate in ISMB demonstrate improvement in learning, confidence, awareness, and interest in STEM.

Increased Awareness and Interest in STEM

Compared to before SciSci programming, 77% of partner teachers report that their students know more about different jobs that use STEM, and 82% know/know of real people who have STEM jobs.

  • Know about different jobs that use STEM 77%
  • Know/know of real people who have STEM jobs 82%
88%

Increased STEM confidence

77%

Believe they could work in STEM

Increased Student Confidence

Compared to before SciSci programming, 88% of partner teachers report that their students see themselves as more capable of doing science, and 77% report that their students believe they could work in STEM someday.

Increased Student Learning

A 2020 matched pairs study conducted by SciSci and a partner school district showed that fifth-grade students who participated in SciSci programming had a 10% higher proficiency score relative to a comparison group of nonparticipating peers.

ISMB lessons and topics

SciSci offers over 100 standards-aligned lessons in the following content areas:
Anatomy and Physiology
Examples of Anatomy and Physiology lessons include students playing the role of predators to experience the benefits of camouflage, dissecting owl pellets to discover owls’ role in the ecosystem, or racing their classmates to gather the resources they need to photosynthesize and grow the tallest!
Chemistry
Examples of Chemistry lessons include students exploring the states of matter using dry ice, creating their own pH scale to understand acids and bases, or identifying a mystery substance using analytical chemistry.
Earth Science
Examples of Earth Science lessons include students excavating fossils as paleontologists, modeling our solar system to understand the scale of space as astronomers, or demonstrating the rain shadow effect with a mini-mountain as geologists.
Engineering
Examples of Engineering lessons include students creating Rube Goldberg devices using simple machines, engineering with Legos to design and improve their own bookshelf models, or creating prototype solutions to solve the problem of beach erosion.
Life Science
Examples of Life Science lessons include students playing the role of predators to experience the benefits of camouflage, dissecting owl pellets to discover owls’ role in the ecosystem, or racing their classmates to gather the resources they need to photosynthesize and grow the tallest!
Physics
Examples of Physics lessons include students building circuits to test the conductivity of common materials, observing how light interacts with various objects, and investigating the thermal properties of different materials in order to design an insulating coffee mug.
Scientific Practices
Examples of Scientific Practices' lessons include students attempting to replicate the external behavior of an unknown system, or demonstrate their observation skills by describing a mystery object using qualitative and quantitative clues.
Technology
Examples of Technology lessons include students writing conditional statements to guide a robot to explore Mars’ landscape, spying on social media posts to advertise movies (and learning about the dangers of social media), or discovering how complicated it really is to recycle that old broken phone.

Who are our Scientist Educators?

SciSci’s educator team are individuals with degrees in STEM and/or STEM industry experience. All of our scientist educators participate in training and ongoing professional development to ensure high-quality program delivery. View our full SciSci team here.

Barbara Sabino Pina

Biochemist

Dr. Renee Nesnidal, PhD

Physicist, Senior Manager of Education

Mike Chalak

Aerospace Engineer

What teachers say

  • With Science from Scientists, I have seen my students' STEM awareness increase dramatically, and they have developed increased positive attitudes towards science and science careers. The students look forward to the Science from Scientists Educators bi-monthly visits, and our class is energized after they have left. Our students are very fortunate to receive this kind of specialized STEM programming during school hours; we hope it can continue in our class and expand throughout the district.
    Elementary Teacher - San Jose, CA
  • This has all-around been an incredible experience!! My students love coming and being able to do hands-on activities with the option to learn from another educator. The activities are amazingly planned and have inspired my own brain process to look at teaching science differently/ more effectively. I hope we get to do this every year; we have truly loved it.
    Elementary Teacher - Brockton, MA

ISMB program pricing

ISMB program pricing is based on the number of grades, classrooms, and the total number of visits.

Examples of how schools typically pay for SciSci ISMB programming:

  • Title 4 grant funding
  • Teacher professional development funding
  • Curriculum and textbook funding
  • Supplemental curriculum funding
  • STEM Education funding
  • Outreach program funding

For qualifying schools, our team can work with your school or district to help secure funding.

As a nonprofit, we have generous donors who help to offset program costs for schools that need support.

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