The ADI Instructional Model
We provide programs for science, mathematics, and engineering. At the core of each investigation or design challenge, students are given opportunities to learn and use core ideas. In each investigation and design challenge, students use their knowledge of STEM disciplines to figure out how or why something happens or develop a solution to a problem. Our materials give students authentic and meaningful context to develop disciplinary-based literacy skills by reading to obtain and evaluate information, talking to communicate, critique, refine ideas, and writing to share what they figured out.
The Argument-Driven Inquiry instructional model is used to create all our materials. The model was developed from classroom-based research and tested and refined based on feedback from teachers.
Science
Our science program includes instructional materials, hand-on kits, classroom resources, and professional learning experiences for teachers. The instructional materials include investigations that are designed for grades 3-12 and are intended to be used in a science course. High school content areas include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, and Astronomy. Middle school content areas include Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth-Space Science. Elementary school content areas include Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth-Space Science. All of our science investigations are available for teachers through the ADI Learning Hub.
Mathematics
Our mathematics program includes instructional materials, classroom resources, and professional learning experiences for teachers. The instructional materials include math investigations that are designed for grades 6-12 and are intended to be used in Math courses. High school topics include Numbers and Quantity, Algebra, Geometry, Functions, Probability, and Statistics, Middle school topics include the Number System, Proportional Relationships, Expressions, Functions, Geometry, Probability, and Statistics. All of our Math investigations are available for teachers through the ADI Learning Hub.
Engineering
Our engineering program includes instructional materials, hand-on kits, classroom resources, and professional learning experiences for teachers. The instructional materials include engineering design challenges that can be used in grades 6-12. Each design challenge requires students to use core ideas from science, mathematics, and engineering when designing a solution to a problem so they can be used in a science or engineering course. Topics include matter and interactions, energy, human activity and impacts, force and motion, and ecosystems. The design challenges are available for teachers through the ADI Learning Hub.
Ready to make a change?
Set up a meeting with one of our program specialists to learn more about how you can use Argument-Driven Inquiry to make the teaching and learning of science, math, or engineering education in your district or school more meaningful, rigorous, and equitable.