Digital Interactives are embedded in lessons to support student learning through engaging activities and games. You can view them in the digital version of each lesson or access them through the Lesson Digital Resource tab. Digital Interactives can also be shared via URL, Google Classroom, or Microsoft Teams.
In this guide, we’ll explore:
- How to identify lessons that include Digital Interactives
- How to share or assign Digital Interactives
- Where to locate Digital Interactives
- A list of available Digital Interactives
- Closed Captioning for Digital Interactives
How to identify lessons that include Digital Interactives
The Table of Contents for each module uses the following icon to indicate any lessons which contain Digital Interactives.
You can access your module's Table of Contents by following these steps:
- Click on your Grade from your dashboard.
- Scroll down to your Module.
- Click on the green arrow button.
- Click on Table of Contents tab.
- You can now use the green arrow buttons to view the contents of each Driving Question lesson.
You can also view our table of available Digital Interactives.
How to assign or share Digital Interactives
Digital Interactives are automatically included when you assign the lesson, so students will have access without the need for separate assignments.
However Digital Interactives can also be shared directly. If you want to share Digital Interactives independently, you can do so through: URL, Google Classroom, or Microsoft Teams.
Follow these steps to share:
- Navigate to your Module.
- Click on the green arrow button.
- Click on Table of Contents tab.
- Use the key to locate a lesson with a Digital interactive.
- Click on the green arrow to go to the lesson.
- Click on the Digital Resources tab.
- Use the sharing icons to share the interactive.
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Share via Google Classroom
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Share via Microsoft Teams
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Share via URL
Where to locate Digital Interactives
You can access Digital Interactives via Lesson prep tab or Digital Resources tab when viewing a lesson.
Digital Interactives in Lesson tab:
Digital Interactives in Digital Resources tab:
Digital interactives can also be viewed as part of a digital lesson.
- From the Lesson page, click Twig Book.
- Click Digital.
- The Digital Interactive will appear as part of the lesson.
- Students can click the interactive to open it in a new tab.
List of available Digital Interactives
Click on the headers below to see the Digital Interactives available for each grade.
List of available Digital Interactives for Grade TK/PK
Lesson | Interactive |
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GTK M1 L6: What's that Sound | Safari Sounds interactive |
GTK M2 L10: Build a Human | Build a Human interactive |
GTK M4 L2: Taking Temperatures | Thermometer interactive |
GTK M4 L7: The Four Seasons | Seasons interactive |
GTK M8 L1: Day and Night | Space Adventure interactive—Level 1 |
List of available Digital Interactives for Grade K
Lesson | Interactive |
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GK M1 DQ1 L2: Our Science ABCs | Alphabet interactive |
List of available Digital Interactives for Grade 1
Lesson | Interactive |
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G1 M1 DQ3 L3: Be a Plant Builder | Plant Factory interactive |
G1 M2 DQ4 L1: Volume and Pitch | Animal Sounds interactive |
List of available Digital Interactives for Grade 2
Lesson | Interactive |
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G2 M1 DQ1 L6: X Marks the Spot | Mapping Rio de Janeiro interactive |
G2 M1 DQ2 L3: Water Patterns | Water Patterns interactive |
G2 M1 DQ2 L10: Water and Ice in Landscapes | Water and Ice Patterns interactive |
G2 M2 DQ1 L5: Comparing and Contrasting Two Materials | Level-Up interactive: Junior Researcher |
G2 M2 DQ2 L5: Properties and Purpose | Level-Up interactive: Technician of Testing |
G2 M2 DQ3 L6: Tower Report | Level-Up interactive: Engineer of Excellence |
G2 M2 DQ4 L06: Video Evidence | Reversible and Irreversible Changes video gallery |
G2 M2 DQ4 L07: Melting and Freezing | Level-Up interactive: Laboratory Leader |
G2 M2 DQ5 L09: Class Presentation | Level-Up interactive: Professor of Properties |
G2 M3 DQ2 L03: Wind Changes the Land | Earth Changes Media Gallery interactive |
G2 M4 DQ1 L02: Desert Life | Habitat Explorer Field Guide interactive |
List of available Digital Interactives for Grade 3
Lesson | Interactive |
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G3 M1 DQ2 L04: Test Coaster Cars 2 | Amusement Park Forces interactive |
G3 M2 DQ1 L04: Bird Life Cycles | Life Cycles interactive |
G3 M2 DQ1 L07: Reptile Life Cycles | Life Cycles interactive |
G3 M2 DQ1 L09: All About Amphibians | Life Cycles interactive |
G3 M2 DQ2 L01: Spot the Match | Matching Young with Parents interactive |
G3 M3 DQ3 L03: Climate and the End of the Ice Age | Ice Age Survival interactive |
G3 M4 DQ2 L02: Arid Arizona | Weather Data Bar Graphs interactive |
List of available Digital Interactives for Grade 4
Lesson | Interactive |
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G4 M2 DQ1 L05: What's Cooking? | Solar Cookers interactive |
G4 M2 DQ1 L06: A Watched Pot Never Boils | Solar Cookers interactive Level 2 |
G4 M3 DQ1 L02: Time Traveling Around the Globe | Time-Lapse Tour interactive 360-Degree Photographs interactive |
G4 M3 DQ1 L04: The Newbie Tour Guide | 360-Degree Photographs interactive |
G4 M4 DQ1 L03: Learning the Ropes | Making Waves interactive |
G4 M4 DQ2 L01: Explore the World | Earth Explorer interactive |
G4 M5 DQ5 L06: Breaking Waves | Wave Breakers interactive |
List of available Digital Interactives for Grade 5
Lesson | Interactive |
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G5 M2 DQ4 L03: Modeling Energy Flow | Food Chains interactive |
G5 M2 DQ6 L01: Small Change, Big Effects | Making Changes to an Ecosystem interactive |
G5 M3 DQ5 L02: Testing Our Solutions | Water Savers interactive |
G5 M4 DQ5 L01: Stars On the Move | Stargazer interactive |
G5 M4 DQ5 L06: | Sunrise Sunset Calculator interactive |
List of available Digital Interactives for Grade 6
Lesson | Interactive |
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G6 M1 DQ3 L01: Building Blocks of Life | Virtual Microscope interactive |
G6 M2 DQ1 L02: Temperature and Latitude | Climate Explorer interactive: Average temperature level |
G6 M2 DQ1 L04: Coastal Temperatures | Climate Explorer interactive: Temperature range level |
G6 M2 DQ1 L05: Precipitation | Climate Explorer interactive: Precipitation level |
G6 M4 DQ2 L02: New Evidence | Our Changing World interactive—Level 1 |
G6 M4 DQ4 L01: My Carbon Footprint | Our Changing World interactive—Level 2 |
Closed Captioning for Digital Interactives
Any Digital Interactive which contains sound will now come with closed captioning available in English or Spanish. Students and teachers can enable or disable closed captions using the side control panel.
Click the CC icon to enable or disable captions.
This feature ensures that students can follow along with any Digital Interactive audio content, supporting diverse learning needs to create a more engaging educational environment.