Gale In Context: Science
EXPLORE SCIENCE UNFOLDING AROUND US
ACCESS A BROAD RANGE OF QUALITY CONTENT
From climate change to genetically modified organisms to fracking, the wealth of content in Gale In Context: Science spans the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth and environmental science, health and medicine, and math and technology. Go beyond research projects and choose from over 350 experiments in 200 entries to assign during everyday instruction, enabling hands-on learning anywhere students have online access.
USE BUILT-IN SIMULATIONS
Access more than 330 interactive simulations to supplement classroom labs and engage students, allowing them to run a simulation, change the variables, and run it again to compare results—all in an online environment. Understand and explore varied concepts, like homeostasis, circuits, radioactive decay, chemical equations, force, energy, and more.
SUPPORT CURRENT TEACHING STANDARDS
Science departments have a unique need for up-to-date materials to support an ever-changing curriculum. The content supports Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by providing credible information from which students can draw their own conclusions.
NAVIGATE EASILY ACROSS TOPICS
A similar user experience for all Gale In Context products allows users to spend more time with content and less time learning navigation tools.
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Provide an Accessible, Efficient Platform
PLATFORM TOOLS
Accommodate learners with on-demand article translation into 50 languages and ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology into more than 20 languages.
CITATION TOOLS
Integrated directly into the user’s workflow, MLA, APA, Chicago, and Harvard style citations are supported. Formatted citations can be easily imported from single or multiple documents to services like EasyBib or NoodleTools.
HIGHLIGHTS AND NOTES
Organize, save, and share highlights and annotations within content.
SEARCH FUNCTIONS
Researchers can search by Lexile range or content level, finding resources at an appropriate level of complexity.
CONTENT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
Access in-depth reference material and experiments to set students up for success while challenging them academically. The award-winning Gale reference content supports national and state standards, including NGSS and CCSS.
MASTER WORKFLOW
Expand access and increase discovery by integrating Gale resources into your learning management system. Add to that the power of Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365 tools, which enable users to easily share, save, and download content— including highlights and notes.
PART OF THE AWARD-WINNING GALE IN CONTEXT SUITE
The Gale In Context suite of student databases meets the needs of today’s learners with a user-friendly, mobile-responsive design. Eye-catching, engaging, topical resources provide current, authoritative, media-rich content that seamlessly integrates with curriculum-aligned materials that span core subject areas.
GET THE MOST VALUE OUT OF YOUR INVESTMENT
Gale In Context: For Educators gives teachers the power to amplify the rich content within Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints in their classrooms.
When used in conjunction with For Educators, teachers can:
- Access prebuilt lesson plans for literature resources with differentiation tools and quizzes to check for student understanding.
- Use curation tools to collect a variety of resources into lesson folders, making it easier to pair Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints content with other contextual Gale content or outside materials and links that might be useful.
- Customize assignments to embed instructions, writing prompts, or critical-thinking questions, all within existing student workflows.
FEATURED TESTIMONIAL
“[Gale In Context] took away the frustration…there's productive struggle and there's a point where struggle interferes with learning. Gale reduced that barrier for us.”
- Secondary science and engineering curriculum specialist, OH
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Additional Details
subjects covered
- Science & Technology
Platform Features & Tools
Translation Tools
ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology, and on-demand text translation into over 50 languages.
Workflow Tools
Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365 tools enable users to share, save, and download content—including highlights and notes. Learn More
Citation Tools
Integrated directly into the user’s workflow, formatted citations can be easily imported from single or multiple documents to services like EasyBib or NoodleTools. MLA-, APA-, and Chicago-style citations are supported.
Reviews & Testimonials
“Prior to Gale, it used to take hours to find information that was credible and current, at the right reading level. Now, I can find articles faster and so can my students.”
"It brings a fresh and engaging perspective to the study of science by powerfully illustrating its place at the heart of our day-to-day lives and by demonstrating this through engaging multimedia resources"
