FOSS Pathways

Today as never before, the world needs scientific thinkers to view the world thoughtfully, approach challenges analytically, and embrace opportunities enthusiastically.

FOSS®, a longtime leader in science education, has stepped forward to meet that
challenge with the newly streamlined FOSS Pathways™. Pathways is a phenomena-based hands-on science curriculum that was designed to provide teachers with everything they need to meet standards in the time they have allotted to teach science.

Discover how Pathways:

Addresses limited time for science instruction:  Grades K-2 includes 60 sessions and Grades 3-5 includes 90 sessions per school year.

Includes editable Teaching Slide decks in Google Slides and PowerPoint. Slides can be translated into any language offered with Google translate.

“I know (with) the FOSS science lessons… there is no last-minute scramble for materials. Everything is provided and in good condition. My students love FOSS and so do I!”

LYDIA L. – TEACHER, UTAH

Offers improved online assessment for grades 3-8 that can be translated into any language offered with Google translate.

Aligns to national science standards using three-dimensional teaching, learning, and assessment.

“FOSS is fun! Everything is in the modules. This saves a lot time because the teacher is not running around trying to find all the materials. Every teacher has an “AHA” moment and FOSS is mine! Thank you FOSS for making teaching science fun!

LASHON B. – MS SCIENCE TEACHER, MISSISSIPPI

Integrates English Language Arts to support student literacy and the science of reading.

Utilizes a multimodal approach to resonate with every student.

Lends flexibility to teach in the class time allotted for science.

Immerses students in figuring out local and relevant phenomena and engineering problems.

Provides unmatched teacher support to teach phenomena-based science.

Provides Side Trip opportunities to customize instruction and expand learning opportunities.

“The pathway of instruction is so clear. Students are invested in figuring out phenomena or solving a problem with intentional explorations. The pathway of instruction is easy to follow with multiple access points for students to be successful.”

KATRINA H. – STEAM COORDINATOR, NEVADA

See FOSS Pathways in action and get a glimpse of its power.

Recommended Scope & Sequence

FOSS Pathways™ PK-5 aligns to national science standards using three-dimensional teaching, learning, and assessment.

FOSS has evolved over time to meet the changing science education landscape and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).  In our Scope and Sequence Chart below you will see how FOSS is aligned to NGSS Performance Expectations for each module.

FOSS Pathways PreK-5

Observing Nature

Foundation for LS1.A, LS1.C, PS1.A, ESS3.C

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

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

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

Water & Climate

3-ESS2-1 | 3-ESS2-2 | 3-ESS3-1

Motion

3-PS2-1 | 3-PS2-2 | 3-PS2-3 | 3-PS2-4 | 3-5-ETS1-1 | 3-5-ETS1-2 | 3-5-ETS1-3

Structures of Life

3-LS1-1 | 3-LS2-1 | 3-LS3-1 | 3-LS3-2 | 3-LS4-1 | 3-LS4-2 | 3-LS4-3 | 3-LS4-4

Soils, Rocks, and Landforms

4-ESS1-1 | 4-ESS2-1 | 4-ESS2-2 | 4-ESS3-2 | 3-5-ETS1-2

Energy

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

Senses and Survival

4-LS1-1 | 4-LS1-2 | 3-5-ETS1-1

Earth & Sun

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

Mixtures & Solutions

5-PS1-1 | 5-PS1-2 | 5-PS1-3 | 5-PS1-4 | 5-ESS3-1 | 3-5-ETS1-2

Living Systems

5-PS3-1 | 5-LS1-1 | 5-LS2-1 | 5-ESS2-1 | 5-ESS3-1 | 3-5-ETS1-3