Strong instruction depends on consistent routines that support thinking without constraining it.
This pillar focuses on the instructional routines embedded in KnowAtom’s lesson structure, including sensemaking discussions, reading for ideas, modeling, investigation planning, and reflection. Rather than isolated strategies, these routines function together to help students develop habits of scientific thinking over time.
Articles in this pillar clarify the purpose behind each routine, how it supports learning science, and what it looks like across grade levels. The goal is not procedural fidelity, but coherence, helping classrooms run in ways that prioritize understanding, equity of voice, and intellectual rigor.
