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FOSS K–8 Program
The FOSS program now has 33 modules and courses available for grades
K–8, organized under the strands of Life Science, Physical Science, Earth Science, and Scientific Reasoning and Technology. Most modules and courses are designed to be appropriate for two
grade levels. This provides flexibility for teachers and curriculum
planners when selecting modules for use at specific grades and helps
with the process of correlating FOSS to state and local science
frameworks and guidelines.
This matrix provides a global view of the entire FOSS program.
For summaries of each individual module and course, go to the grade
level pages by clicking the grade level links below, or in the left
navigation bar.
FOSS
MIDDLE SCHOOL COURSES |
GRADE LEVEL |
LIFE SCIENCE |
PHYSICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE |
THINKING PROCESSES |
Grades 6–8 |
Human Brain and
Senses |
Electronics |
Planetary Science
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Inferring
Relating
Organizing
Comparing
Communicating
Observing |
Populations and Ecosystems |
Chemical Interactions
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Earth History |
Diversity of Life
|
Force and Motion
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Weather and Water
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FOSS
GRADES 5–6 MODULES |
GRADE LEVEL |
LIFE
SCIENCE |
PHYSICAL
SCIENCE |
EARTH
SCIENCE |
SCIENTIFIC
REASONING
AND
TECHNOLOGY |
THINKING
PROCESSES |
Grades
5–6 |
Food
and Nutrition |
Levers
and Pulleys |
Solar
Energy |
Models and Designs
|
Relating
Organizing
Comparing
Communicating
Observing |
Environments
|
Mixtures
and Solutions |
Landforms
|
Variables |
FOSS
GRADES 3–4 MODULES |
GRADE LEVEL |
LIFE
SCIENCE |
PHYSICAL
SCIENCE |
EARTH
SCIENCE |
SCIENTIFIC
REASONING
AND
TECHNOLOGY |
THINKING
PROCESSES |
Grades
3–4 |
Human
Body |
Magnetism
and Electricity |
Water
|
Ideas
and Inventions |
Advanced
organizing
Comparing
Communicating
Observing |
Structures
of Life |
Physics
of Sound |
Earth
Materials |
Measurement |
FOSS
GRADES 1–2 MODULES |
GRADE LEVEL |
LIFE
SCIENCE |
PHYSICAL
SCIENCE |
EARTH
SCIENCE |
THINKING
PROCESSES |
Grades
1–2 |
New Plants |
Solids and Liquids |
Air and Weather |
Beginning
organizing
Comparing
Communicating
Observing |
Insects |
Balance and Motion |
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt |
FOSS
KINDERGARTEN MODULES |
GRADE LEVEL |
LIFE SCIENCE |
PHYSICAL
SCIENCE |
THINKING
PROCESSES |
Kindergarten |
Trees |
Animals
Two by Two |
Wood and Paper |
Fabric |
Comparing
Communicating
Observing |
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