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Our goal is to help you elevate your teaching and unlock your students' full potential, at any point in the year. This page is your one-stop shop — your team, training videos, resources, and tools, all in one place.
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Getting Started with Kognity
Work through this self-paced series in order, or jump straight to what you need — practical, hands-on training you can revisit anytime.
Getting Started with Kognity
A quick-start guide to exploring your digital textbook, planning your first lessons, teaching your way, and assessing student learning. Open the guide →
NGSS Platform Overview
A guided click-through of the platform, built around the NGSS experience — no login required.
Try the demo →Student Demo
See exactly what your students will see — share this with them, or preview it yourself first.
Try the demo →Watch the self-paced video series
Module 1 — Welcome and Orientation+
Module 2 — Understanding the Curriculum+
Module 3 — Teacher Tools ★ Essential module+
Fall 2026-27 platform training webinar recording
We'll add the recording here as soon as it's ready — check back or ask Sasha for an update.
You're ready to teach when you've...
22 New Physics Transfer Tasks
A summative transfer task for every performance expectation, with scaffolded questions that guide students toward applying what they know.
See what's new →Autoscoring
Kognity suggests a score and reasoning against the rubric — you always review and decide what reaches students.
See what's new →Unit Overviews
A quick, high-level snapshot of each unit — driving question, what students will learn and do, module breakdown, standards alignment, and instructional notes — before you dive into daily lessons.
Find them in Unit 0 →A Cleaner, Quicker Platform
Updated navigation and library pages make it faster to move between resources, lessons, and assessments.
See what's new →Resources & handbooks
The reference docs, guides, and hubs teachers come back to all year.
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★ Key planning resource
Pacing Guide: Kognity Units in Scope & Sequence Order
See Kognity units laid out in your scope and sequence order. We've worked to make sure things line up — reach out if anything looks off.
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Performance Task Deep Dive
A phased approach to introducing Performance Tasks across a unit — from teacher modeling to independent assessment — plus how to build a summative unit-level PT.
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Kognity in the Classroom video series
Created by former science teacher Grace Boersma, this series shows practical ways to bring Kognity into your classroom.
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Professional Learning for HSS
On-demand Arc of the Year recordings and PLC conversation snapshots — practical, teacher-built sessions you can browse anytime.
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Reignite Your Teaching with Kognity
Four ways to bring High School Science to life — from inquiry-driven lessons to tailoring content and assessing learning.
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Educator Hub
A library of videos and resources to support your Kognity journey, whenever you need it.
Visit the Educator Hub →
🎓 Kognity Welcome Handbooks
An in-depth guide to the content, features, and teacher support for your subject. You'll also find this in Unit 0 on the platform.
Don't see your subject? Every subject's full library — including Environmental Science — lives in Unit 0 once you're on the platform. Go to Unit 0 →
Demo lessons in a classroom
Watch how real classrooms use Kognity, at two different tech levels.
Acidification Demo Lesson
Watch how a classroom with more device access uses Kognity to explore ocean acidification.
Used in: Chemistry Unit 6 Anchoring Phenomena Routine — "The dynamics of chemical reactions and ocean acidification: The impact on coral reefs"
Wildfires Demo Lesson
Watch how a classroom with limited device access uses Kognity to explore wildfires.
Used in: Chemistry Unit 1 Anchoring Phenomena Routine — "Combustion: Our forests are burning"
Question stems
A reference for building scientific thinking into class discussion. Tap a card to flip it and see the stems.
These stems work just as well as thinking stems for students working independently.
Push students to be specific: instead of "variable A and variable B," ask which variables they actually mean.
What do you NOTICE?
Observing & describingGood science starts with careful observation.
Tap to flip ↻- What do I notice about…?
- How would I describe the changes in…?
- What patterns or regularities do I see in…?
- Where does [phenomenon] occur, and under what conditions?
- What are the key components or parts of…?
Why does it HAPPEN?
Explaining & connectingOnce you've described it, dig into the "why" and "how."
Tap to flip ↻- Why does [phenomenon] happen?
- What causes [event/change]?
- How is [variable A] related to [variable B]?
- What is the function or purpose of…?
- In what ways is [phenomenon] similar to/different from…?
- What would happen if [condition] were changed?
What will HAPPEN NEXT?
Predicting & hypothesizingScientists don't just explain the past — they predict the future.
Tap to flip ↻- If I change [variable], what do I expect to happen to [outcome]?
- What is my best guess about why [phenomenon] occurs?
- How can I test if [factor] is causing [result]?
- What data would I need to collect to support or refute the idea that…?
- Based on what I know, what might happen next when…?
How can we FIND OUT?
Investigating & experimentingTurn your questions into a plan for investigation.
Tap to flip ↻- How can I design an experiment to find out…?
- What measurements would be important to take when investigating…?
- What controls would be necessary in an investigation of…?
- What materials would I need to explore…?
- How can I accurately collect data on…?
What did we LEARN?
Evaluating & reflectingThink critically about findings and how they connect to bigger ideas.
Tap to flip ↻- What evidence supports the claim that…?
- Are there other possible explanations for…?
- What are the limitations of my current understanding of…?
- How could I refine my question or investigation to get better answers?
- What new questions arise from my observations or findings about…?