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Free Crash Course Scientific Thinking Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide

Free Crash Course Scientific Thinking Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide

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Classroom Use at a Glance

Free educator planning guide for the 2-week, 7-episode Crash Course Scientific Thinking curriculum, including pacing, weekly assessment checkpoints, a cumulative unit assessment, synthesis lab, and implementation guidance.

Resource type
Educator Planning Guide
Grade band
Grades 9–12
Rating
Not Rated
Runtime
Planning resource; no video runtime minutes
Time required
Planning Preview
Prep level
No-Prep
Subject
Science
Classroom use
Curriculum Planning Scope and Sequence Preview Assessment Planning Free Preview Department Planning
Includes
Educator Planning Guide Course Map Pacing Guide Assessment Overview Unit Overview Implementation Notes Synthesis Lab Overview
Tech format
Printable PDF Google Docs Microsoft Word/DOCX Google Classroom Ready ZIP File

Preview the complete structure of a focused two-week Crash Course Scientific Thinking curriculum before choosing the complete full curriculum.

This FREE Educator Planning Guide maps all 7 instructional episodes into two weeks and one unit. Week 1 uses Episodes #01-#04; Week 2 uses Episodes #05-#07 plus the From Claim to Consensus synthesis lab. It explains W01 and W02 weekly assessments, the flexible cumulative U01 Unit Assessment, regular and compressed pacing, print/digital workflows, differentiation, and classroom implementation.

Planning guide only: this free product does not include the 7 episode lesson sets, student worksheets, Google Forms quizzes, W01/W02 assessment files, U01 Unit Assessment files, synthesis lesson files, or Student Syllabus.

Preview an actual lesson: FREE Crash Course Scientific Thinking #1 - Introduction to Cognitive Bias

Complete course: Crash Course Scientific Thinking Full Curriculum - 7 Episodes + Assessments

New Optional Video Companion (used with YouTube)

Use the free Classroom Video Guide Companion Chrome extension to automatically pause YouTube at question timestamps and display prompts during viewing. This optional tool can make whole-class, small-group, and independent video lessons easier to facilitate. The resource works normally without the extension.

What's Inside the Planning Guide

  • Complete 2-week pacing map for Episodes #01-#07
  • One-unit course architecture
  • W01 and W02 weekly assessment placement
  • U01 flexible cumulative Unit Assessment options
  • From Claim to Consensus synthesis-lab placement
  • Compressed / summer / credit-recovery guidance
  • Print, digital, and mixed-workflow guidance
  • Differentiation and implementation notes

Independent resource notice: Videos are not included. This teacher-created resource is designed for use with publicly available Crash Course Scientific Thinking videos and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Crash Course or Complexly.

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