FOSS Next Generation

Every student deserves the benefits of science education—not just exposure to scientific phenomena, but the opportunity to make sense of them and authentically apply them to the real world.

FOSS effectively engages all students by leveraging their natural curiosity for observable phenomena, a teaching philosophy that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).  In our Scope and Sequence Chart below you will see how FOSS is aligned to NGSS Performance Expectations for each module and course.

FOSS lessons help teachers reach all students through phenomena that are local and relevant. This student-centered approach ultimately enhances learning by ensuring that each individual has multiple opportunities to apply their prior knowledge and personal experiences to make sense of phenomena and solve problems. In this way, FOSS makes science accessible and equitable for every student in every classroom.

Observing Nature

SC1.1 | SC1.2 | SC2.1 | SC2.2 | SC3.1 | SC4.1 | SC5.1

Trees & Weather

K-ESS2-1 | K-ESS2-2 | K-ESS3-1 | K-ESS3-2 | K-PS3-1 | K-LS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2

Materials & Motion

K-PS2-1 | K-PS2-2 | K-PS3-1 | K-PS3-2 | K-ESS3-3 | K-2 ETS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-3

Animals Two by Two

K-LS1-1 | K-ESS2-2 | K-ESS3-1

Air & Weather

1-ESS1-1 | 1-ESS1-2 | K-ESS2-1 | K-ESS3-3 | 2-PS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-3

Sound & Light

1-PS4-1 | 1-PS4-2 | 1-PS4-3 | 1-PS4-4 | K-2 ETS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-3

Plants & Animals

1-LS1-1 | 1-LS1-2 | 1-LS3-1 | K-2 ETS1-2

Pebbles, Sand & Silt

2-ESS1-1 | 2-ESS2-1 | 2-ESS2-2 | 2-ESS2-3 | 2-PS1-1 | 2-PS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-3

Solids & Liquids

2-PS1-1 | 2-PS1-2 | 2-PS1-3 | 2-PS1-4 | K-2 ETS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-3

Insects & Plants

3-LS1-1 | 2-LS2-1 | 2-LS2-2 | 2-LS4-1 | K-2 ETS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-3

Water & Climate

3-ESS2-1 | 3-ESS2-2 | 3-ESS3-1 | 2-ESS2-3 | 2-PS1-1 | 3-5 ETS1-1 | 3-5 ETS1-2 | 3-5 ETS1-3

Motion & Matter

3-PS2-1 | 3-PS2-2 | 3-PS2-3 | 3-PS2-4 | 3-5 ETS1-1 | 3-5 ETS1-2 | 3-5 ETS1-3

Structures of Life

3-LS1-1 | 3-LS2-1 | 3-LS3-1 | 3-LS3-2 | 3-LS4-1 | 3-LS4-2 | 3-LS4-3 | 3-LS4-4

Soils, Rocks, and Landforms

4-ESS1-1 | 4-ESS2-1 | 4-ESS2-2 | 4-ESS3-1 | 4-ESS3-2 | 3-5 ETS1-1 | 3-5 ETS1-2

Energy

3-PS2-3 | 4-PS3-1 | 4-PS3-2 | 4-PS3-3 | 4-PS3-4 | 4-PS4-1 | 4-PS4-2 | 4-PS4-3 | 3-5 ETS1-1 | 3-5 ETS1-2 | 3-5 ETS1-3

Environments

4-LS1-1 | 4-LS1-2 | 3-LS4-2 | 3-LS4-4 | 5-ESS3-1

Earth & Sun

5-ESS1-1 | 5-ESS1-2 | 5-ESS2-1 | 5-ESS2-2 | 5-ESS3-1 | 5-PS1-1 | 5-PS2-1 | 3-5 ETS1-2 | 3-5 ETS1-3

Mixtures & Solutions

5-PS1-1 | 5-PS1-2 | 5-PS1-3 | 5-PS1-4 | 3-5 ETS1-1 | 3-5 ETS1-2 | 3-5 ETS1-3

Living Systems

5-LS1-1 | 5-LS2-1 | 4-LS1-2 | 5-PS3-1 | 5-ESS2-1 | 5-ESS3-1

Weather and Water

MS-PS1-4 | MS-PS3-3 | MS-PS3-4 | MS-PS3-5 | MS-ESS1-1 | MS-ESS2-4 | MS-ESS2-5 | MS-ESS2-6 | MS-ESS3-2 | MS-ESS3-3 | MS-ESS3-4 | MS-ESS3-5 | MS-ETS1-1 | MS-ETS1-2 | MS-ETS1-3 | MS-ETS1-4

Diversity of Life

MS-LS1-1 | MS-LS1-2 | MS-LS1-3 | MS-LS1-4 | MS-LS1-5 | MS-LS1-6 | MS-LS1-7 | MS-LS3-2

Human Systems Interactions*

MS-LS1-1 | MS-LS1-3 | MS-LS1-7 | MS-LS1-8

Chemical Interactions

MS-PS1-1 | MS-PS1-2 | MS-PS1-3 | MS-PS1-4 | MS-PS1-5 | MS-PS1-6 | MS-PS3-3 | MS-PS3-4 | MS-PS3-5 | MS-ETS1-1 | MS-ETS1-2 | MS-ETS1-3 | MS-ETS1-4

Earth History

MS-ESS1-4 | MS-ESS2-1 | MS-ESS2-2 | MSESS2-3 | MS-ESS3-1 | MS-ESS3-2 | MS-ESS3-3 | MS-ESS3-4 | MS-ESS3-5 | MS-LS4-1

Populations and Ecosystems

MS-LS1-6 | MS-LS1-7 | MS-LS2-1 | MSLS2-2 | MS-LS2-3 | MS-LS2-4 | MS-LS2-5 | MS-PS3-4 | MSESS3-3 | MS-ESS3-4 | MS-ETS1-1 | MS-ETS1-2

Heredity and Adaptation*

MS-LS3-1 | MS-LS3-2 | MS-LS4-1 | MS-LS4-2 | MS-LS4-3 | MS-LS4-4 | MS-LS4-5 | MS-LS4-6 | MS-ESS1-4

Electromagnetic Force*

MS-PS2-2 | MS-PS2-3 | MS-PS2-5 | MS-PS3-2 | MS-PS3-5 | MS-ESS3-4 | MS-ETS1-1 | MS-ETS1-2 | MS-ETS1-3 | MS-ETS1-4

Gravity and Kinetic Energy*

MS-PS2-1 | MS-PS2-2 | MS-PS2-4 | MS-PS2-5 | MS-PS3-1 | MS-PS3-2 | MS-PS3-5 | MS-ESS1-2 | MS-ETS1-1 | MS-ETS1-2 | MS-ETS1-3 | MS-ETS1-4

Waves*

MS-PS4-1 | MS-PS4-2 | MS-PS4-3 | MS-ETS1-1 | MS-ETS1-2 | MS-ETS1-3 | MS-ETS1-4

Planetary Science

MS-PS2-4 | MS-PS4-2 | MS-ESS1-1 | MS-ESS1-2 | MS-ESS1-3 | MS-ESS1-4 | MS-ESS2-2 | MS-ESS2-4 | MS-ESS3-1 | MS-ESS3-2 | MS-ESS3-3 | MS-ESS3-4 | MS-ETS1-1

*Half-length courses

Physical Science content

Earth Science content

Life Science content

Engineering content

STEM Enrichment modules and courses can be purchased as a supplement to the FOSS curriculum or purchased separately for STEM electives or extracurricular activities.