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FOSS is a research-based science curriculum for grades K-8 developed at The Lawrence Hall of Science. FOSS has evolved from a philosophy of teaching and learning that has guided the development of successful active-learning science curricula for more than 40 years.
- Program Features
Making Sense of Phenomena in FOSS – Grades 6-8 (video)...
- Teacher Tools
The resources database includes annotated listings for...
- Program Features
A science education is built one discovery at a time. FOSS puts students first and engages all students in hands-on science. Every student deserves the benefits of science education—not just exposure to scientific phenomena, but the opportunity to understand and explain them.
INTRODUCTION. Each FOSS investigation follows a similar design to provide multiple exposures to science concepts. The design includes these pedagogies. Active investigation, including outdoor experiences. Writing in science notebooks to answer focus questions. Reading in FOSS Science Resources.
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Making Sense of Phenomena in FOSS – Grades 6-8 (video) Integrated reading, writing, and mathematics. The FOSS active investigations, science notebooks, FOSS Science Resources articles, and formative assessments provide rich contexts in which students develop and exercise thinking and communication.
The resources database includes annotated listings for nonfiction and fiction books for students, resource books for teachers, and web resources that extend the hands-on science activities in each FOSS module.
FOSS NG Grades 3-5 Sound Design STEM Module. Download.
