PhD Science® —
PhD Science is Great Minds’ hands-on K to 5 science curriculum. It uses real-world phenomena to anchor student learning, which helps them build and apply their knowledge to the real world.
Though I wasn’t heavily involved in PhD Science during my time as a designer at Great Minds, I still had the opportunity to create visual themes, supply imagery for vocabulary cards, and ideate on support materials for this science program.
Associate Creative Director: Yaritza Hernandez
Designer: Amy Ng
PhD Science® Visual Themes
Just like in Arts & Letters, PhD Science has their own unique visual themes that are associated with each grade level and module.
I followed the same process for designing visual themes for Arts & Letters; however, the only differences were:
There were no trade books involved.
All imagery came from photography.
PhD Science® Knowledge Deck
Just like in Arts & Letters, PhD Science has their own unique vocabulary cards that are associated with each grade level and module.
Each cards features an image in the front that is related to the grade and module, followed by some informational text.
PhD Science® Implementation Guide
The implementation guide was created to help teachers understand what each part of the Great Minds’ curriculum plays and how to incorporate it into their own classroom.
I helped with finalizing the imagery that was chosen for the guide as well as layout options.