Why FOSS works for South Carolina
Aligns 100%
with SCCCR Standards.
Adapts to time-pressed class schedules.
Provides everything you need and puts students first.
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 South Carolina. 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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Why South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina.
Lexington 1
Aiken
Spartanburg 5
Greenville School District
Lexington 5
Pickens 1
Charleston
Horry
Kershaw 1
Beaufort
Florence 1
Berkeley
Dorchester 2
Lancaster 1
Darlington 1
Richland 2
York 3
Anderson 1
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South Carolina Local Phenomenon Recorded Webinar
Making Phenomena Driven Instruction Local and Accessible for all South Carolina Students.
Recommended Scope & Sequence
See how FOSS is aligned to NGSS Performance Expectations for each module and course in the chart below.
FOSS Next Generation PreK-5
Grade
Earth Science
Physical Science
Life Science
PK
SC1.1 | SC1.2 | SC2.1 | SC2.2 | SC3.1 | SC4.1 | SC5.1
K
K-ESS2-1 | K-ESS2-2 | K-ESS3-1 | K-ESS3-2 | K-PS3-1 | K-LS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2
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
K-LS1-1 | K-ESS2-2 | K-ESS3-1
1
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
1-PS4-1 | 1-PS4-2 | 1-PS4-3 | 1-PS4-4 | K-2 ETS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-3
1-LS1-1 | 1-LS1-2 | 1-LS3-1 | K-2 ETS1-2
2
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
2-PS1-1 | 2-PS1-2 | 2-PS1-3 | 2-PS1-4 | K-2 ETS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-3
3-LS1-1 | 2-LS2-1 | 2-LS2-2 | 2-LS4-1 | K-2 ETS1-1 | K-2 ETS1-2 | K-2 ETS1-3
3
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
3-PS2-1 | 3-PS2-2 | 3-PS2-3 | 3-PS2-4 | 3-5 ETS1-1 | 3-5 ETS1-2 | 3-5 ETS1-3
3-LS1-1 | 3-LS2-1 | 3-LS3-1 | 3-LS3-2 | 3-LS4-1 | 3-LS4-2 | 3-LS4-3 | 3-LS4-4
4
4-ESS1-1 | 4-ESS2-1 | 4-ESS2-2 | 4-ESS3-1 | 4-ESS3-2 | 3-5 ETS1-1 | 3-5 ETS1-2
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
4-LS1-1 | 4-LS1-2 | 3-LS4-2 | 3-LS4-4 | 5-ESS3-1
5
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
5-PS1-1 | 5-PS1-2 | 5-PS1-3 | 5-PS1-4 | 3-5 ETS1-1 | 3-5 ETS1-2 | 3-5 ETS1-3
5-LS1-1 | 5-LS2-1 | 4-LS1-2 | 5-PS3-1 | 5-ESS2-1 | 5-ESS3-1
FOSS Next Generation Middle School
Grade 6
PS, ES, E
PS, ES, LS
LS
LS
One Investigation, Two Parts | Digital Only | E
Grade 7
ES, LS, E
PS, ES, E
PS, E
Variables & Design
E
Investigation 8; 3-Part Research Project | Digital Only | PS, ES, LS
Grade 8
ES, LS
PS, ES, E
PS, E
PS, ES
Investigation 6 | Digital Only | LS
Investigation 4 | Digital Only | PS, E
*Half-length courses PS: Physical Science content, ES: Earth Science content, LS: Life Science content, E: Engineering content
Alternate PreK-5 Scope & Sequence
FOSS Pathways PreK-5
Grade
Earth Science
Physical Science
Life Science
PK
Observing Nature
Foundation for LS1.A, LS1.C, PS1.A, ESS3.C
K
Trees & Weather
K-LS1-1 | K-ESS2-1 | K-ESS2-2 | K-ESS3-1 | K-ESS3-2 | K-PS3-1
Materials & Forces
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
1
Changes in the Sky
1-ESS1-1 | 1-ESS1-2
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
2
Water and Landforms
2-ESS1-1 | 2-ESS2-1 | 2-ESS2-2 | 2-ESS2-3 | 2-PS1-1
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
2-LS2-1 | 2-LS2-2 | 2-LS4-1 | K-2-ETS1-2
3
3-ESS2-1 | 3-ESS2-2 | 3-ESS3-1
3-PS2-1 | 3-PS2-2 | 3-PS2-3 | 3-PS2-4 | 3-5-ETS1-1 | 3-5-ETS1-2 | 3-5-ETS1-3
3-LS1-1 | 3-LS2-1 | 3-LS3-1 | 3-LS3-2 | 3-LS4-1 | 3-LS4-2 | 3-LS4-3 | 3-LS4-4
4
4-ESS1-1 | 4-ESS2-1 | 4-ESS2-2 | 4-ESS3-2 | 3-5-ETS1-2
4-PS3-1 | 4-PS3-2 | 4-PS3-3 | 4-PS3-4 | 4-PS4-1 | 4-PS4-2 | 4-PS4-3 | 4-ESS3-1 | 3-5-ETS1-1 | 3-5-ETS1-2 | 3-5-ETS1-3
4-LS1-1 | 4-LS1-2 | 3-5-ETS1-1
5
5-ESS1-1 | 5-ESS1-2 | 5-ESS2-1 | 5-ESS2-2 | 5-ESS3-1 | 5-PS1-1 | 5-PS2-1 | 3-5-ETS1-1 | 3-5-ETS1-2
5-PS1-1 | 5-PS1-2 | 5-PS1-3 | 5-PS1-4 | 5-ESS3-1 | 3-5-ETS1-2
5-PS3-1 | 5-LS1-1 | 5-LS2-1 | 5-ESS2-1 | 5-ESS3-1 | 3-5-ETS1-3
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 South Carolina resources below and see for yourself why FOSS is the Full Option Science System that works for South Carolina teachers and students.
FOSS: South Carolina
Why FOSS in South Carolina?
FOSS: South Carolina
Test Drive FOSSweb on ThinkLink
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
PreK Observing Nature Brochure
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Grades K-5 Module Descriptions Brochure
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Grades K-5 Correlations
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Grades 6-8 Course Descriptions Brochure
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Grades 6-8 Correlations
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Science Grade K Overview
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Science Grade 1 Overview
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Science Grade 2 Overview
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Science Grade 3 Overview
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Science Grade 4 Overview
FOSS Next Generation: South Carolina
Science Grade 5 Overview