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FOSS National K-8 Scope and Sequence (Next Generation Edition)

Grade	Physical Science	Earth Science	Life Science
8	Gravity and Kinetic Energy* Waves*	Planetary Science	Human Systems InteractionsHeredity and Adaptation
7	Chemical Interactions	Earth History	Populations and Ecosystems
6	Electromagnetic Force* Variables and Design*³	Weather and Water	Diversity of Life
5	Mixtures and Solutions	Earth and Sun	Living Systems
4	Energy	Soils, Rocks, and Landforms	Environments
3	Motion and Matter	Water and Climate	Structures of Life
2	Solids and Liquids	Pebbles, Sand, and Silt	Insects and Plants
1	Sound and Light	Air and Weather	Plants and Animals
K	Materials and Motion	Trees and Weather	Animals Two by Two

^*Half-length Middle School Course

FOSS Oregon K-5 Scope and Sequence

Grade	Physical Science		Earth Science		Life Science
8	Gravity and Kinetic Energy*	Waves*	Electromagnetic Force*	Planetary Science		Heredity and Adaptation*
7	Chemical Interactions		Earth History		Populations and Ecosystems
6	Weather and Water			Diversity of Life		Human Systems Interactions*
5	Mixtures and Solutions		Earth and Sun		Living Systems
4	Energy		Soils, Rocks, and Landforms		Environments
3	Motion and Matter		Water and Climate		Structures of Life
2	Solids and Liquids		Pebbles, Sand, and Silt		Insects and Plants
1	Sound and Light		Air and Weather		Plants and Animals
K	Materials and Motion		Trees and Weather		Animals Two by Two

^*Half-length Middle School Course

FOSS National K-8 Scope and Sequence (Third Edition)^¶

Grade	Physical Science	Earth Science	Life Science
6-8	Electronics Chemical Interactions (2nd Edition)Force and Motion	Earth History (2nd Edition)Planetary Science (2nd Edition)Weather and Water (2nd Edition)	Human Brain and Senses Diversity of Life (2nd Edition)Populations and Ecosystems (2nd Edition)
4-6	Mixtures and Solutions Motion, Force, and Models Energy and Electromagnetism	Weather on Earth Sun, Moon, and Planets Soils, Rocks, and Landforms	Living Systems Environments
3	Measuring Matter	Water	Structures of Life
1-2	Balance and Motion Solids and Liquids	Air and Weather Pebbles, Sand, and Silt	Insects and Plants Plants and Animals
K	Materials in Our World	Trees and Weather	Animals Two by Two

^¶Third Editions for K-6 modules. First and Second Editions for middle school courses.

FOSS California K-5 Scope and Sequence

Grade	Physical Science		Earth Science		Life Science
8	Gravity and Kinetic Energy*	Waves*	Electromagnetic Force*	Planetary Science		Heredity and Adaptation*
7	Chemical Interactions		Earth History		Populations and Ecosystems
6	Weather and Water			Diversity of Life		Human Systems Interactions*
5	Mixtures and Solutions		Earth and Sun		Living Systems
4	Energy		Soils, Rocks, and Landforms		Environments
3	Motion and Matter		Water and Climate		Structures of Life
2	Solids and Liquids		Pebbles, Sand, and Silt		Insects and Plants
1	Sound and Light		Air and Weather		Plants and Animals
K	Materials and Motion		Trees and Weather		Animals Two by Two

^*Half-length Middle School Course

FOSS California K-5 Scope and Sequence (Previous Edition)

Grade	Physical Science	Earth Science	Life Science
5	Mixtures and Solutions	Water Planet	Living Systems
4	Magnetism and Electricity	Solid Earth	Environments
3	Matter and Energy	Sun, Moon, and Stars	Structures of Life
2	Balance and Motion	Pebbles, Sand, and Silt	Insects and Plants
1	Solids and Liquids	Air and Weather	Plants and Animals
K	Trees	Wood and Paper	Animals Two by Two

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FOSS Texas K-5 Scope and Sequence

Grade	Physical Science	Earth Science	Life Science
5	Mixtures, Force, and Energy	Earth, Cycles, and Change	Models and Living Systems
4	Energy and Electromagnetism	Water and Landforms	Environments
3	Energy and Matter	Earth and Sky	Structures of Life
2	Balance and Motion	Air, Weather, and Earth	Insects and Plants
1	Solids and Liquids	Rocks, Soil, and Air	Plants and Animals
K	Materials in Our World	Trees and Weather	Animals Two by Two

FOSS K-5 Texas Scope and Sequence (Previous Adoption)

Grade	Life Science	Physical Science	Earth Science	Scientific Reasoning & Technology
5	Food and Nutrition Environments Living Systems*	Levers and Pulleys Mixtures and Solutions	Solar Energy Landforms Water Planet*	Models and Designs Variables
3-4	Human Body Structures of Life	Magnetism and Electricity Physics of Sound Matter and Energy*	Water Earth Materials Sun, Moon, and Stars*	Ideas and Inventions Measurement
1-2	New Plants Insects Insects and PlantsPlants and Animals	Solids and Liquids Balance and Motion	Air and Weather Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
K	Trees Animals Two by Two	Wood and Paper Fabric	Trees

FOSS Virginia K-5 Scope and Sequence

Grade	Physical	Life	Earth & Space
5	Variables (FOSS)Physics of Sound (FOSS)Properties of Matter (DSCR)Changes in Matter (DSCR)	Small Things and Microscopes (DSM)Cells and Classification (DSCR)	Oceans (DSM)Inside Earth (DSCR)Minerals, Rocks, and Fossils (DSCR)Weathering and Erosion (DSCR)
4	Magnetism and Electricity (FOSS)Forces and Motion (DSCR)	Structures of Life (FOSS)Plant Needs (DSCR)Plant Life Cycles (DSCR)Ecosystems (DSCR)	Weather Instruments (DSM)Solar System (DSM)
3	Measuring Matter (FOSS 3rd Ed.)Force and Motion (DSM)Energy (DSCR)	Plant and Animal Populations (DSM)Changes in Ecosystems (DSCR)	Water (FOSS)Earth, Moon, and Sun System (DSCR)
2	States of Matter (DSM)	Insects and Plants (FOSS)	Air and Weather (FOSS)Pebbles, Sand, and Silt (FOSS 3rd Ed. Science Resources)
1	Balance and Motion (FOSS)Solids and Liquids (FOSS 3rd Ed. Science Resources)Materials In Our World (FOSS 3rd Ed. Science Resources)	Plants and Animals (FOSS)	Weather and Sky (DSM)
K	Properties (DSM)	Animals Two By Two (FOSS)	Trees (FOSS)

Except where otherwise indicated, all FOSS modules are Second Edition.
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FOSS Virginia Middle School Scope and Sequence

Grade	Physical	Life	Earth & Space
8	Chemical Interactions (FOSS)Force and Motion (FOSS)Electrical Connections (DSM)Exploring Light and Optics (Inquiry Investigation)Exploring Sound Waves (Inquiry Investigation)
6	Mixtures and Solutions (FOSS)Learning About Atoms and Molecular Structure Lab (Inquiry Investigation)Learning About Water Analysis (Inquiry Investigation)Energy (DSCR)		Landforms (FOSS)Planetary Science (FOSS)Solar Energy (FOSS)Weather and Water (FOSS)

FOSS New York City K-8 Scope and Sequence

Grade	Unit 1	Unit 2	Unit 3	Unit 4
8	Our Genes, Ourselves* (Lab-Aids)	Force and Motion* (Lab-Aids)	Planetary Science (1st Ed.)	Humans in Their Environment: Needs and Tradeoffs (Student Exit Projects)
7	Rocks & Minerals Plate Tectonics (Lab-Aids)	Chemical Interactions*	Body Works* (Lab-Aids)	Living Things in Their Environment (Delta Customized Kit)
6	Levers and Pulleys*	Weather and Water	Populations and Ecosystems*	Populations and Ecosystems*
5	Variables*	Landforms	Food and Nutrition*	Environments
4	(DSM) Food Chains and Webs*	Magnetism and Electricty	Water*	(DSM) Earth Movements
3	Measurement*	Physics of Sound	(DSM) Force and Motion*	Structures of Life
2	Pebbles, Sand, and Silt	Balance and Motion	New Plants	-- no unit four --
1	Insects	Solids and Liquids	Air and Weather	-- no unit four --
K	Trees	Fabric Wood and Paper	Animals Two by Two	-- no unit four --

* Modules marked with an asterisk are being used by schools with a blended (science kit and textbook) option.

FOSS South Carolina K-8 Scope and Sequence

Grade	Physical Science	Earth Science	Life Science
8	Force and Motion (FOSS MS 1E)	Earth History (FOSS MS 2E)Planetary Science (FOSS MS 2E)	No Life Science standards at this grade level
7	Chemical Interactions (FOSS MS 1E)	No Earth Science standards at this grade level	Populations and Ecosystems (FOSS MS 1E)DNA From Genes to Proteins (DSM)
6	Simple Machines (DSM)Electrical Connections (DSM)Newton's Toy Box (DSM)	Weather and Water (FOSS MS 2E)	Diversity of Life (FOSS MS 2E)
5	Mixtures and Solutions (FOSS 3E)Motion, Force and Models (FOSS 3E)	Earth Processes (DSM)Weathering and Erosion (DSCR)	Environments (FOSS NG)
4	Color and Light (DSM)Sound (DSM)	Weather on Earth (FOSS 3E)Sun, Moon, and Planets (FOSS 3E)	Food Chains and Webs (DSM)
3	Energy and Electromagnetism (FOSS 3E)	Soils, Rocks, and Landforms (FOSS NG)	Structures of Life (FOSS NG)
2	Solids and Liquids (FOSS NG)Balance and Motion (FOSS 3E)	Air and Weather (FOSS NG)	Insects and Plants (FOSS NG)
1	Sound and Light (FOSS NG)	Pebbles, Sand, and Silt (FOSS NG)Finding the Moon (DSM)	Plants and Animals (FOSS NG)
K	Materials in Our World (FOSS 3E)	Trees and Weather (FOSS 3E)	Animals 2X2 (FOSS 3E)

FOSS National K-8 Scope and Sequence (Previous Edition)

Grade	Life Science	Physical Science	Earth Science	Scientific Reasoning & Technology
6-8	Diversity of Life (1st Edition)	Chemical Interactions (1st Edition)	Earth History (1st Edition)Planetary Science (1st Edition)Weather and Water (1st Edition)
5-6	Food and Nutrition Environments Living Systems*	Levers and Pulleys Mixtures and Solutions	Solar Energy Landforms Water Planet*	Models and Designs Variables
3-4	Human Body Structures of Life	Magnetism and Electricity Physics of Sound Matter and Energy*	Water Earth Materials Sun, Moon, and Stars*	Ideas and Inventions Measurement
1-2	New Plants Insects Insects and PlantsPlants and Animals	Solids and Liquids Balance and Motion	Air and Weather Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
K	Trees Animals Two by Two	Wood and Paper Fabric	Trees

* Items marked with an asterisk are alternative modules.

FOSS Middle School Scope and Sequence (Current Edition)

Grade	Physical Science	Earth Science	Life Science
6-8	Electronics Chemical Interactions (2nd edition)Force and Motion	Earth History (2nd Edition)Planetary Science (2nd Edition)Weather and Water (2nd edition)	Human Brain and Senses Diversity of Life (2nd edition)Populations and Ecosystems (2nd edition)

FOSS Middle School Scope and Sequence (Previous Edition)

Grade	Life Science	Physical Science	Earth Science
6-8	Populations and Ecosystems (1st edition)Diversity of Life (1st edition)	Chemical Interactions (1st edition)	Earth History(1st Edition)Planetary Science(1st Edition)Weather and Water (1st edition)