In Fall 2015, we announced the release of FOSS Next Generation K–5. We're happy to now update that news to announce that all FOSS middle school courses are final or in final development and that FOSS Next Generation K–8 will soon be complete.
By the time this newsletter reaches you, the FOSS Populations and Ecosystems Course, Second Edition, will be getting ready to ship. This means that the FOSS Middle School NGSS-aligned Second Edition courses are nearing completion!
The latest and most comprehensive edition of FOSS has just been released—FOSS Next Generation for grades K–5. The FOSS Project staff and Delta Education are eager to partner with new and experienced users of FOSS to plan a smooth transition to the new curriculum.
Shipping this fall to schools near you: Weather and Water Course, Second Edition!
With educators in many states looking at the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), teachers are asking questions about how they should modify their instruction.
In a wonderful blend of art and science, nationally syndicated Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot depicts her character Alix, a young girl and "budding" scientist, innocently releasing an invasive crayfish into the wild.
It used to be fairly rare to have students with food allergies, but now it is not uncommon to have multiple students with food allergies in a single class and for those allergies to possibly be severe.
The FOSS Structures of Life Module for grades 3–4 ©2000 consists of four sequential investigations dealing with the observable characteristics of organisms.
And another tune guaranteed to break into the top ten (for kindergarten science songs), provided for your playing and listening pleasure by Nina Steinberg from Bancroft Elementary School in Walnut Creek, CA.