Real Science-4-Kids® starts with the mechanisms of modern science: the atoms, molecules, electrons, and photons that are the causal actors at the heart of every science topic. Real Science-4-Kids teaches Atoms First, so your student builds one coherent framework that grows from early science literacy through the full Science Books 1-7 Series (Grades 2-8), and arrives at middle school, high school, and college with a picture of science that holds together.
Individual Science Books (Grades 2-8)
Each Science Book can be purchased individually, as a hardcover textbook or as a 3-Book Print Trio with Student Pages and Teacher Pages. Every book covers five disciplines (chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy) through the atoms-first framework:
Each Experiment Kit gathers the hands-on materials for the experiments in the matching Science Book, so the experiments are ready to run without a supply hunt. Kits are batch built by hand. See them all on the Science Experiment Kits page.
Standalone experiment books that pair with the full elementary or middle school sequence, extending the hands-on science across every book at that level.
Elementary Set (Books 1-4, Grades 2-5): the complete elementary foundation. Four Book Trios plus The Elementary Experiment Book.
Middle School Set (Books 5-7, Grades 6-8): three Book Trios plus The Middle School Experiment Book, advancing students toward high school readiness.
Real Science-4-Kids Science Library (Books 1-7, Grades 2-8): the complete journey from elementary through middle school. All seven Book Trios plus both Experiment Books in one collection.
The Real Science-4-Kids Leveled Readers
New to science in Grades K-2? Start with the Real Science-4-Kids Reader Library, a complete library of 71 leveled readers that build science literacy and accurate vocabulary before students step into the Science Series. Written in age-appropriate language so young learners arrive at Book 1 with confidence.
K-2 Digital Teaching Dashboards
The Atoms First K-2 sequence gives young learners an authentic science foundation before they enter the Science Books. Each grade has a Digital Teaching Dashboard holding the lesson plans, the teacher support, the printable student materials, and the leveled readers for that year.
The dashboard is the teaching. The Activity Kit is the doing. Each kit is packed by hand with the supplies for every hands-on activity in that grade, so nothing has to be sourced from a list. Kits are batch built. See them all on the K-2 Activity Kits page.
Grade K Activity Kit: every supply for the 14 hands-on activities in the Grade K year
Grade 1 Activity Kit: every supply for the 14 hands-on activities in the Grade 1 year
Grade 2 Activity Kit: every supply for the 15 hands-on activities in the Grade 2 year
Science Literacy Bundles
Lexile-scored reader sets that build science vocabulary in order, from a first encounter with atoms through to the language of real discovery. Each bundle steps up the reading level while keeping the science accurate.
The Censored Set is a trio of foundational softcover readers, Atoms, Molecules, and Molecules Meet, covering atomic structure and the discoveries behind it, the bonds that hold molecules together, and how those molecules act in living things and in the cosmos.
For Parents and Educators: The Map We Never Got
The Map We Never Got by Dr. Rebecca Woodbury is the book for the adults guiding students through this curriculum. It explains the atoms-first framework from the ground up: why it works, how science education lost its way, and what a clearer, more accurate approach makes possible. Written for curious adults, parents, and educators ready to replace memorization with meaning.
Choose Your Format
Hardcover Textbook Only: the student textbook in hardcover.
Digital Teaching Dashboard (18-Month Access): student and teacher digital textbooks, printable student materials, teacher support, and everything organized in one book-specific dashboard.
3-Book Print Trio + Digital Teaching Dashboard (Recommended): Hardcover Student Textbook, Student Pages (notebooking, RATATAZ labs, quizzes), and Teacher Pages (lesson pacing, experiment guides, answer keys, plus rubrics in Books 5-7), with 18-Month Access to the Digital Teaching Dashboard.
Whether you choose print or digital, every Real Science-4-Kids product is built on the same promise: atoms-first science with authentic, atomic-molecular, ontologically accurate explanations, correct concepts from the start, a logical progression, and confidence-building learning for every student.
