Hands-on science your classroom teachers can actually teach.
Most elementary teachers teach every subject. Fieldbook lessons are complete and printable, built from everyday materials, and aligned to NGSS and your state's science standards, so a teacher can pick one up on Monday and run it on Tuesday.
Why elementary schools use Fieldbook
Your state standards, named
Every unit lists the NGSS performance expectations it teaches, and the Common Core math it uses. Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Utah, Arizona, Mississippi, Colorado, Idaho, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia schools see their own standards. Find your state.
Written for generalists
Each lesson has a teacher guide, a student sheet and a materials list of things you already have or can buy at a grocery store. No science background needed, and nothing to set up the night before.
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Units for elementary grades
Each unit is a short sequence of hands-on lessons around one question students can see and test. See every unit on one grid by strand and grade.
Kindergarten to Grade 2
- Light and Shadows (Grades K–2)
- Sound: Can You See a Sound? (Grades K–2)
- Test It, Choose It: Materials (Grades K–2)
- Weather Watchers: What Will the Sky Do Today? (Grades K–2)
- Who Eats What? Food Chains and Helpers (Grades K–2)
- Like Parent, Like Baby? Traits and Families (Grades 1–3)
- Plants and Seeds: What Does a Seed Need? (Grade 1)
Grades 3 to 5
- Bouncing Light: Mirrors, Water and Colour (Grades 3–5)
- Fair Shares: Fractions and Decimals (Grades 3–4)
- Fence It, Fill It: Area and Perimeter (Grades 3–4)
- Flowers, Fruit and Seeds: How Plants Make More Plants (Grades 3–5)
- How Your Body Works (Grades 3–5)
- Keep It Cool: Ice, Insulation and Staying Comfortable (Grades 3–5)
- Measure It: Length, Time and Mass in the Real World (Grade 3)
- Monsoon Science: Rain, Sun and the Nón Lá (Grades 3–4)
- Pushes, Pulls and Magnets (Grade 3)
- Stars and the Night Sky (Grades 3–6)
- Survival Clues: Fossils, Groups and Changing Habitats (Grade 3)
- The Water Cycle, Start to Finish (Grades 3–6)
- Think Like a Scientist: The Scientific Method (Grades 3–6)
- Who Lives Here? (Grades 3–4)
- Winter Science: Ice, Snow and Staying Warm (Grades 3–5)
- Earth Day Investigations: Make Your School Better (Grades 4–6)
- Evidence Lab (Grade 4)
- Forces at Work: Gravity, Resistance, Levers and Pulleys (Grades 4–5)
- Living with Water: Salt, Rice and the Mekong (Grades 4–5)
- Our Living Planet (Grade 4)
- Restless Earth: Fossils, Soils, Volcanoes and Plates (Grades 4–7)
- Rocks and Erosion: How Land Changes Shape (Grade 4)
- Simple Circuits: Make It Light Up (Grade 4)
- Sun, Earth and Moon (Grades 4–5)
- Your Senses: How Does Your Body Know? (Grade 4)
- Clean Water Challenge: Mixtures, Dissolving and Separating (Grade 5)
- Data Detectives (Grade 5)
- Food Webs: Who Eats Whom? (Grade 5)
- Our Changing Planet: Resources and Human Impact (Grades 5–8)
- Solids, Liquids and Gases (Grade 5)
- Test the Claim: Science Facts, Myths and AI Answers (Grades 5–7)
- The Reason for the Seasons: Tilt, Daylight and the Solstice (Grades 5–8)
- The Solar System: Gravity, Orbits and Scale (Grades 5–8)
- Weather Detectives (Grade 5)
Read a complete sample lesson with no sign-in, or open a free account and download any three lessons.
Find your state
Each page shows which units teach which of your state's science standards, grade by grade.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Licences for elementary schools
School licence: US$899 per school, per year. Every lesson and unit workbook for up to 40 named teachers, including new units released during the year. Change the teacher list whenever staff change.
Grade team: US$329 per year for up to 5 teachers at one school, if you'd like to start with one grade.
Districts: priced per school, lower as you add schools, with a 45-minute online staff session included. Tell us how many schools and we'll send a quote.
Paying: by card at checkout, or with a purchase order against our written quote. We're a Canadian company, so we provide IRS Form W-8BEN-E rather than a W-9. Supplier details, our licence agreement and data protection terms are on purchasing and compliance.
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Questions from schools
What does it cost after the free lessons?
A single unit is US$19 and is yours to keep. All-access, every lesson in the library for a year, is US$199 per teacher. A school licence is US$899 a year for up to 40 teachers at one school.
What exactly is in the library today?
A growing set of complete units, mostly science. Most of today’s units are for Kindergarten to Grade 8, and high school units are being added. The lessons page lets you search and filter every lesson by grade and subject, so you can see exactly what you’re buying. New units are added through the year and all-access includes them.
What's in a unit?
Every lesson on one topic, each with a teacher guide, student sheet, assessment rubric and materials list. Buy it once and it's yours to keep.
What's in all-access?
Every lesson in the library for a year, including new units we add during that year.
Does it renew automatically?
Annual plans renew once a year so your access doesn’t lapse mid-unit. You can turn renewal off any time from your account, and access lasts to the end of the year you paid for. A single unit is a one-time purchase and never renews.
Do you charge in Canadian or US dollars?
All prices are in US dollars, wherever you are. Your card company converts the amount to your own currency. Applicable sales tax is shown at checkout or on your invoice.
What if it isn’t right for my class?
Email us within 14 days of buying all-access or a school licence and we refund you in full. Start with the free lessons and you’ll know before you pay anything.
Can I get a receipt to claim back from my school?
Yes. Teachers who buy all-access or a unit themselves get a receipt they can submit for reimbursement.
Can I share the PDFs?
Print and copy them for your own students as often as you like. Please don’t post them online or pass them to other teachers; a school licence covers up to 40 teachers at your school.
How does the school licence work?
The person who buys it adds up to 40 teachers by email from their account and can change the list any time. Each teacher signs in with that email and gets every lesson. Bigger school? Ask us.
Can my school pay by purchase order?
Yes. We send quotes and invoices in Canadian or US dollars and accept purchase orders, so your office can pay the usual way.
Do you have district pricing?
Yes. Districts and groups of schools are priced per school, lower as you add schools. Tell us how many schools and we'll send a quote.