FOSS works for Milwaukee Public Schools

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What is FOSS?

FOSS gives students the opportunity to think and act like scientists and engineers. UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science developed FOSS® Next Generation™ to present science the way students learn it, as they experience phenomena firsthand through active investigation. It’s why FOSS is proven to measurably improve test scores in districts across the country.

With classroom-proven, hands-on activities, FOSS is the science curriculum which will allow students at Milwaukee Public Schools to become active investigators instead of passive spectators.

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FOSS K–8 Scope and Sequence

The FOSS curriculum is designed as a laddered series of experiences that cumulatively develop not just knowledge, but scientific thinking across all three dimensions.

Grades 6–8

While we suggest this middle school scope and sequence, each 4–14 week course can be used as primary or supplemental science education and taught at any grade in the 6–8 range.

Grade Integrated Middle Grades
Grade 8 Heredity & Adaptation*
ES, LS
Electromagnetic Force*
PS, ES, E
Gravity & Kinetic Energy*
PS, E
Waves*
PS, E
Planetary Science
PS, ES
Grade 7 Chemical Interactions
PS, ES, E
Earth History
PS, ES, LS
Populations & Ecosystems
ES, LS, E
Grade 6 Weather & Water
PS, ES, E
Diversity of Life
LS
Human Systems Interactions*
LS
                         

PS: Physical Science content, ES: Earth Science content, LS: Life Science content, E: Engineering content

*Half-length courses

Grades Pre-K–5


Classroom proven like no other science program.

FOSS has amassed a legacy of results spanning all 50 states and reflecting the combined experience of 100,000 teachers. If you're looking for a science curriculum proven to work for students of all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities, your search begins and ends with FOSS.



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