Why FOSS works for Utah
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 Utah. 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 Utah 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 Utah 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 Utah.
Uintah County Schools
Wasatch County Schools
Jordan School District
Duchesne County Schools
Salt Lake City Granite Schools
Box Elder Schools
Provo City School District
Ogden City School District
South Sanpete School
Recommended Scope & Sequence
Utah Pre-K-8 SEEd Standards
Grade
Strand
FOSS Module
Pre-K
Strand Pre-K.1: Weather
Strand Pre-K.2: Light
Strand Pre-K.3: Living Things
Strand Pre-K.4: Matter and Motion
Observing Nature
K
Strand K.1: Weather Patterns
Strand K.2: Living Things and Their Surroundings
Strand K.3: Forces, Motion and Interactions
1
Strand 1.1: Seasons and Space Patterns
Strand 1.2: The Needs of Living Things and Their Offspring
Strand 1.3: Light and Sound
2
Strand 2.1: Changes in Earth’s Surface
Strand 2.2: Living Things and Their Habitats
Strand 2.3: Properties of Matter
3
Strand 3.1: Weather and Climate Patterns
Strand 3.2: Effects of Traits on Survival
Strand 3.3: Force Affects Motion
4
Strand 4.1: Organisms Functioning in Their Environment
Strand 4.2: Energy Transfer
Strand 4.4: Observable Patterns in the Sky
Strand 2.3: Properties of Matter
5
Strand 5.1: Characteristics and Interactions of Earth’s Items
Strand 5.2: Properties and Changes of Matter
Strand 5.3: Cycling of Matter in Ecosystems
6
Strand 6.1: Structure and Motion Within the Solar System
Strand 6.2: Energy Affects Matter
Strand 6.3: Earth’s Weather Patterns and Climate
Strand 6.4: Stability and Change in Ecosystems
7
Strand 7.1: Forces are Interaction Between Matter
Strand 7.2: Changes to Earth Over Time
Strand 7.3: Structure and Function of Life
Strand 7.4: Reproduction and Inheritance
Strand 7.5: Changes in Species Over Time
8
Strand 8.1: Matter and Energy Interact in the Physical World
Strand 8.2: Energy is Stored and Transferred in Physical Systems
Strand 8.3: Life Systems Store and Transfer Matter and Energy
Strand 8.4: Interactions with Natural Systems and Resources
FOSS STEM Enrichment Modules
STEM Enrichment modules and courses can be purchased as a supplement to the FOSS curriculum or purchased separately for STEM electives or extracurricular activities.
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 Delaware resources below and see for yourself why FOSS is the Full Option Science System that works for Delaware teachers and students.
FOSS Pathways:
NGSS Correlations Grade 3-5
FOSS Next Generation: Utah
Why FOSS in Utah?
FOSS Next Generation: Utah
Pre-K-8 Scope and Sequence Chart
FOSS Next Generation: Utah
Grades Pre-K-6 Module Descriptions
FOSS Next Generation: Utah
Grades K-5 Detail Correlations
FOSS Next Generation: Utah
Grades 6-8 Course Descriptions
FOSS Next Generation: Utah
Grades 6-8 Detail Correlations