Why FOSS works for Alabama

Phenomena-based science with an eye to the future 

FOSS incorporates local and relevant phenomena in a way that addresses standards and instills science literacy that will serve students and their communities well for a lifetime.

FOSS is built around phenomena that students can observe firsthand and relate to the world they know in Alabama. Phenomena are organized into coherent storylines for the teacher, empowering them to engage students as they explore.

Benefits of Local and Relevant Phenomena

  • Leverages students’ prior knowledge
  • Offers direct access and connection to their world
  • Levels the playing field for all students
  • Allows student-generated questioning and experimentation
  • Ensures developmentally appropriate phenomena 

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Alabama Events

Thank You for joining us at the Alabama Science Curriculum Caravan.

If you have any additional questions, please reach out to your Alabama Specialists:

John Garrett II

FOSS Science Specialist – Field

Phone: 678-881-2118

Email: John.Garrettii@schoolspecialty.com

Dawnette Lounds-Culp

Sales Representative – Inside

Phone: 470-773-7449

Email: Dawnette.Lounds-culp@schoolspecialty.com

Why Alabama Districts Choose FOSS

FOSS gives students the opportunity to think and act like scientists and engineers. UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science developed FOSS for Alabama 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 and in local districts in Alabama.

Jefferson County Schools

Huntsville City Schools

Chickasaw Board of Education

Auburn University

University of Alabama

Limestone County Schools

Montgomery City Schools

Shelby County Schools

Elmore County Schools

Hoover City Schools

Phenix City Schools

Vestavia Hills City Schools

Calhoun County Schools

Blount County Schools

Decatur City Schools

Recommended Scope & Sequence

FOSS Next Generation PreK-2

FOSS Pathways 3-5

FOSS Next Generation Middle School

*Half-length courses

Resources

The FOSS curriculum is designed as a laddered series of experiences that cumulatively develop not just knowledge, but scientific thinking across all three dimensions. You’ll find that the research-based FOSS curriculum with complete equipment kits is ideal for your elementary and middle school classroom. Review the Alabama resources below and see for yourself why FOSS is the Full Option Science System that works for Alabama teachers and students.

FOSS Next Generation: Alabama

Grades PK-2 Module Descriptions

FOSS Pathways: Alabama

Grades 3-5 Module Descriptions

FOSS Next Generation: Alabama

Grades 6-8 Course Descriptions

FOSS: Alabama

Why FOSS in Alabama

FOSS: Alabama

Trial Access FOSSweb on ThinkLink

FOSS: Alabama

FOSS: Grades K-8 Correlations to the Alabama Course of Study Standards