Differentiation Tools
Differentiation Tools
Use SuperSTEM’s many differentiation tools to customize instruction for a variety of learners. These include knowledge-building videos with closed-captioning, leveled texts, and much more. Whether they’re striving or thriving, your students will get the support they need with these powerful resources.
Background Videos
Background Videos
Capture students’ attention with engaging, ad-free videos that include the option for closed-captioning. Background videos make great pre-reading activities and build essential core knowledge on topics covered in the magazine.
Videos can be found throughout our site: through the search feature, on article pages, on issue pages, or in our Video Archive.
Leveled Texts
Leveled Texts
Every feature article in SuperSTEM is available at two reading levels. Select the article that you want to read. If it’s a feature article, the reading levels will appear in the toolbar on the left. Choose the preferred level. The text-to-speech tool can also be used to read either level aloud.
Text-to-Speech
Text-to-Speech
SuperSTEM offers an audio Text-to-Speech tool to assist students in their reading. When a user activates Text-to-Speech, an automated voice reads the article aloud. Each word is highlighted as it is read, and students can control the speed of the reading.
Learn more about Using Text-to-Speech
Games
Games
For each issue, SuperSTEM creates an original online game related to one feature article. These standards-aligned games are designed to provide a visual, interactive way for students to independently explore science concepts. There are accompanying questions to help students reflect on their experience independently, in a small group, or as part of a class discussion.
Explore the full Games Archive.
Differentiated Lesson Plans
Differentiated Lesson Plans
Each standards-based lesson plan in the SuperSTEM Teacher's Guide includes a variety of activities and guiding questions that can be adapted to motivate and engage your students. Each lesson includes scaffolds for supporting learners as well as ideas for enriching the lesson.
Skills Activities
Skills Activities
Each issue comes with a surplus of standards-aligned skill-building activities covering all the STEM disciplines. These activities support reading comprehension and writing skills, math strategies, and reinforce science and engineering practices
Learn more about our skill activities and where to find them: Exploring Your Skills Activities
Special Collections
Special Collections
Support and motivate students who can’t get enough of one topic with our Special Collections, which compile SuperSTEM articles on themes like “Math Favorites” or “Amazing Animals.”