Spanish versions of the following Remote Learning videos:
Grade 3: Water and Climate, Inv. 3.5: Condensación
Grade 4: Soils, Rocks, and Landforms
Inv. 2.1: Erosión y deposición
Inv. 2.2: Investigaciones con modelos de corrientes de agua
Grade 5:Mixtures and Solutions
Inv. 3.2: Concentración de sal
Inv. 4.1: Sauración de sal
Teacher Guides and Student Resource Books replaced in all Texas Edition modules.
Remote Learning video resources added to First Edition Middle School Force and Motion, Electronics, and Human Brain and Senses.
01/28/2021
New resources are available for Observing Nature. You'll find new multimedia and streaming videos linked under “Digital-only Resources” and in “Resources by Investigation.” In addition, new remote learning resources will be coming soon.
Spanish versions of the following Remote Learning videos:
Grade 4:
Energy, Inv. 3.1: Construir un electroimán
Energy, Inv. 4.3: Colisiones
Grade 5:
Earth and Sun, Inv. 2.2: ¿Cuán grande y cuán lejos?
Earth and Sun, Inv. 3.1: El aire a nuestro alrededor
Earth and Sun, Inv. 4.1: Calentar materiales terrestres
Captions added to Earth and Sun, Inv. 4.1: Heating Earth Materials
New and Updated Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School courses:
Populations and Ecosystems
Variables and Design
New Card Sort: Environments: Mono Lake Ecosystem (replaces incorrect Monterey Bay Ecosystem)
Updated image galleries to HTML5 in Plants and Animals:
Squirrels Image Gallery
Engineering in Nature Image Gallery
Updated image galleries to HTML5 in Motion and Matter:
Motion Review Image Gallery
Reactions Review Image Gallery
Flash eBooks updated to HTML5 flipping books in all Second Edition Elementary Edition Grades K-2 modules.
Flash Second Edition Human Body Teacher Guide updated to HTML5 flipping book.
Flash eBooks updated to HTML5 flipping books for all First Edition Middle Edition modules.
01/14/2021
Spanish versions of the following Remote Learning videos:
Grade 3:
Motion and Matter, Inv. 2.1: Sistemas de rueda y eje
Motion and Matter, Inv. 3.1: De aquí para allá
Motion and Matter, Inv. 3.3: Investigar posición inicial
Grade 4:
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms, Inv. 1.3: Desgaste químico
Grade 5:
Earth and Sun, Inv. 1.3: El día y la noche
Captions added to the following Remote Learning videos:
Grade 3:
Water and Climate, Inv. 1.3: Esponjas empapadas
Motion and Matter, Inv. 3.1: Dos fuerzas
Grade 4:
Energy, Inv. 1.1: Encender una bombilla
Grade 5:
Mixtures and Solutions, Inv. 1.2: Separar una solución de sal
New and Updated Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School courses:
Human Systems Interactions
Planetary Science
Populations and Ecosystems
New image galleries:
Animal Ears and Hearing (Next Generation Environments)
Animals in their Environments Video Gallery (Next Generation Environments)
Balancing Toys (Third Edition Balance and Motion)
How Does Energy Travel between Systems? (Next Generation Energy)
What Uses Air? (Next Generation and Third Edition Air and Weather)
Worms, Isopods, and Fish (Next Generation and Third Edition Animals Two by Two)
Young and Adult Animals (Next Generation and Third Edition Animals Two by Two)
New Middle School activities:
Ecosystem Card Sort (English and Spanish) (Next Generation and Second Edition Populations and Ecosystems)
Aerobic Cellular Respiration Model (English and Spanish) (Next Generation Humans Systems Interactions)
Teaching Slides in Google Slide format for the following Next Generation modules:
Grade 1:
Plants and Animals
Sound and Light
Grade 2:
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
Insects and Plants
Grade 3:
Motion and Matter
Structures of Life
Grade 4:
Energy
Environments
Grade 5:
Mixtures and Solutions
Flash eBooks and multimedia removed from all California Edition, Second Edition Elementary Edition, Texas Edition, and First Edition Middle School Edition modules.
eBooks updated for all Second Edition Elementary Edition Grades 3-5 modules, with the exception of the Human Body Teacher Guide and the Water Teacher Guide.
12/17/2020
Spanish versions of the following Remote Learning videos:
Grade 3:
Motion and Matter: Inv. 1.1: Dos fuerzas
Water and Climate: Inv. 1.3: Esponjas empapadas
Grade 4:
Energy: Inv. 1.1: Encender una bombilla
New and Updated Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School courses:
Earth History
Planetary Science
Populations and Ecosystems
Waves
New Fossil Evidence Puzzle Activity for Next Generation and Second Edition Earth History
New Audio Books (English and Spanish) for Sound Design
12/03/2020
New Spanish notebooks sheets, teacher masters and assessment masters added to STEM module Forces in Action
Spanish teaching slides added to the Resources by Investigation for Next Generation Grades K-5 modules
New Remote Learning video for Next Generation Grade 5 Earth and Sun:
Inv. 4.1: Heating Earth Materials
Spanish version of Remote Learning video for Next Generation Grade 5 Mixtures and Solution:
Inv. 1.2: Separar un solución de sal
New Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School courses:
Earth History
Waves
Captions added for the following Remote Learning videos:
Grade 3: Motion and Matter Inv. 3.3: Investigating Start Position
Grade 4: Energy Inv. 4.3: Collisions
Grade 5: Mixtures and Solutions Inv. 4.1: Salt Saturation
11/19/2020
New English and Spanish Interactive Student Resource Books for STEM modules:
Pre-K: Observing Nature
Grades K-2: Forces in Action
Grades 3-5: Sound Design
Additional and new Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School:
Earth History
Waves
New Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Grade 4 modules:
Motion and Matter, Inv. 3.3: Investigating Start Position
Energy, Inv. 4.3: Collisions
11/12/2020
English captions now available for the following Next Generation Remote Learning Videos:
Grade 3 Motion and Matter Inv. 3.1: From Here to There
Grade 4 Soils, Rocks, and Landforms Inv. 2.2: Stream-Table Investigations
Grade 5 Earth and Sun Inv. 3.1: The Air Around Us
Additional and new Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School:
Earth History
Gravity and Kinetic Energy
11/05/2020
Google sheets for the following Next Generation Middle School courses:
Populations and Ecosystems (Spanish)
Variables and Design (English)
New Remote Learning video for Next Generation Mixtures and Solutions, Inv. 4.1 Salt Saturation
Additional and new Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School:
Diversity of Life
Earth History
Gravity and Kinetic Energy
Waves
10/29/2020
Remote-Learning Navigation Matrix and updated Home/School Connections for Third Edition modules.
Closed captions added to the following Next Generation Grades 3-5 Remote Learning videos: Grade 3:
Water and Climate, Inv. 3.5: Condensation
Grade 4:
Energy, Inv. 3.1: Building an Electromagnet
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms, Inv. 2.1: Erosion
Grade 5:
Mixtures and Solutions, Inv. 3.2: Salt Concentration
Earth and Sun, Inv. 2.2: How Big and How Far?
New Remote Learning videos for Next Generation modules:
Grade 4: Motion and Matter, Inv. 3.1: From Here to There
Grade 5: Earth and Sun, Inv. 3.1: The Air Around Us
Additional and new Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School:
Chemical Interactions
Diversity of Life
FOSS Grades K-2 Teaching Resources for School Year 2020-21 Walk-through Video available on the Walk-Through Videos and PDFs page
10/22/2020
Individual Spanish assessments added to Resources by Investigation for all Next Generation modules and courses, Grades 1-8
New Remote Learning video for Grade 4 Soils, Rocks and Landforms, Inv. 2.2: Stream-Table Investigations
Closed captions added to the following Next Generation Grades 3-5 Remote Learning videos: Grade 3:
Water and Climate, Inv. 1.3: Soaking Sponges
Motion and Matter, Inv. 1.1: Two Forces
Motion and Matter, Inv. 2.1: Wheel-and-Axle System
Grade 4:
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms, Inv. 1.3: Chemical Weathering
Energy, Inv. 1.1: Lighting a Bulb
Grade 5:
Mixtures and Solutions, Inv. 1.2: Separating a Salt Solution
Earth and Sun, Inv. 1.3: Day and Night
Additional Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School:
Chemical Interactions
Diversity of Life
Weather and Water
New multimedia activities:
Crystal Images Slideshow in Next Generation and Third Edition Mixtures and Solutions
Habitat Organism Card Sort (Spanish) in Next Generation and Third Edition Structures of Life
Atom Tiles in Next Generation and Second Edition Middle School Chemical Interactions
Sorting through Headlines Card Sort in Next Generation and Second Edition Middle School Weather and Water
10/22/2020
Individual Spanish assessments added to Resources by Investigation for all Next Generation modules and courses, Grades 1-8
New Remote Learning video for Grade 4 Soils, Rocks and Landforms, Inv. 2.2: Stream-Table Investigations
Closed captions added to the following Next Generation Grades 3-5 Remote Learning videos: Grade 3:
Water and Climate, Inv. 1.3: Soaking Sponges
Motion and Matter, Inv. 1.1: Two Forces
Motion and Matter, Inv. 2.1: Wheel-and-Axle System
Grade 4:
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms, Inv. 1.3: Chemical Weathering
Energy, Inv. 1.1: Lighting a Bulb
Grade 5:
Mixtures and Solutions, Inv. 1.2: Separating a Salt Solution
Earth and Sun, Inv. 1.3: Day and Night
Additional Remote Learning videos for Next Generation Middle School:
Chemical Interactions
Diversity of Life
Weather and Water
New multimedia activities:
Crystal Images Slideshow in Next Generation and Third Edition Mixtures and Solutions
Habitat Organism Card Sort (Spanish) in Next Generation and Third Edition Structures of Life
Atom Tiles in Next Generation and Second Edition Middle School Chemical Interactions
Sorting through Headlines Card Sort in Next Generation and Second Edition Middle School Weather and Water
10/15/2020
New Remote Learning video for Grade 5 Earth and Sun, Inv. 2.2: How Big and How Far? with additional instruction sheet.
Additional Remote Learning videos for Middle School:
Diversity of Life
Electromagnetic Force
New Remote Learning Resources for Students for the following Next Generation modules:
Grade 1: Plants and Animals: Investigations 3 and 4
Grade 2: Solids and Liquids: Investigations 3 and 4
Grade 3: Structures of Life: Investigations 3 and 4
Google sheets for the following Next Generation Middle School courses:
Planetary Science (Spanish)
Populations and Ecosystems (English)
New Rapid Changes Cards Sort in Next Generation and Third Edition Soils, Rocks, and Landforms
New Tree Puzzles multimedia in Next Generation and Third Editions Trees and Weather
FOSS Teaching Resources Grades 6-8 for School Year 2020/21 Walk-through Video, available on the Walk-Through Videos and PDFs page
10/08/2020
New Remote Learning video for Grade 4 Energy, Inv. 3.1: Building an Electromagnet
Additional Remote Learning videos for Middle School:
Diversity of Life
Electromagnetic Force
FOSS Teaching Resources Grades 3-5 for School Year 2020/21 Walk-through Video, available on the Walk-Through Videos and PDFs page
10/01/2020
New Remote Learning Resources for Students for the following Next Generation modules:
Grade 1
Air and Weather: Investigations 3–4
Sound and Light: Investigations 3–4
Grade 2
Insects and Plants: Investigations 3–5
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt: Investigations 3–4
Grade 3
Water and Climate: Investigations 3–5
Grade 4
Environments: Investigations 3–4
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms: Investigations 3–4
Grade 5
Earth and Sun: Investigations 3–5
Living Systems: Investigations 3–4
Spanish translations for all Student Remote Learning resources, Grades K-5
New Remote Learning videos for the following Next Generation modules/courses:
Grade 3 Water and Climate, Inv. 3.5: Condensation
Grade 5 Mixtures and Solutions, Inv. 3.2: Salt Concentration
Middle School:
Diversity of Life
Electromagnetic Force
Teacher-facing links to Student Remote Learning Menus for all Grades K–5 modules
09/24/2020
New Remote Learning Resources for Students for the following Next Generation modules:
Grade 3 Motion and Matter, Investigations 3-4
Grade 4 Energy, Investigations 3-5
Grade 5 Mixtures and Solutions, Investigations 3-5
New Remote Learning videos for the following Next Generation modules/courses:
Grade 4 Soils, Rocks, and Landforms, Inv. 2.1
Middle School: Electromagnetic Force
Google Notebook Sheets now available for Next Generation Middle School Gravity and Kinetic Energy in English and Spanish
09/17/2020
Investigation 3 and Investigation 4 Remote Learning Resources for Students added to Next Generation Materials and Motion (Grade K) module
New Spanish-version PDF-based Student eBook in the Pre-K module, Observing Nature
New PDF-based flipping book versions of the following books (in English and Spanish) have been added:
”Animals Two by Two“ by Lawrence Lowery in Next Generation Animals Two by Two
”Our Very Own Tree“ by Lawrence Lowery in Next Generation Trees and Weather
New Remote Learning videos for the following Next Generation modules/courses:
Grade 3 Motion and Matter, Inv. 2.1
Grade 4 Soils, Rocks, and Landforms, Inv. 1.3
Middle School:
Chemical Interactions
Diversity of Life
Electromagnetic Force
Weather and Water
Google Notebook Sheets now available for the following:
Middle School Earth History (Spanish)
Middle School Waves (Engish and Spanish)
Grade 3 Structures of Life (English and Spanish)
All Grades 3–5 Notebook Sheets are now available as Google docs.
09/10/2020
Remote Learning Resources for Students have been added to the following Next Generation Kindergarten modules:
Animals Two by Two
Materials and Motion
Trees and Weather
Remote learning resources in Spanish have been added to the following modules:
Sound and Light (Grade 1)
Solids and Liquids (Grade 2)
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt (Grade 2)
Energy (Grade 5)
New Remote Learning videos for the following Next Generation modules/courses:
Grade 3 Water and Climate
Middle School:
Chemical Interactions
Diversity of Life
Weather and Water
New digital card sort activities in Structures of Life (Grade 3) (Next Generation and Third Edition)*:
Desert Habitat Organism Card Sort
Forest Habitat Organism Card Sort
Grassland Habitat Organism Card Sort
Ocean Habitat Organism Card Sort
Pond Habitat Organism Card Sort
Rain Habitat Organism Card Sort
Tundra Habitat Organism Card Sort
Wetland Habitat Organism Card Sort
*These card sort activities are available in Plants and Animals as a remote-learning resource for students to access the information on the Habitat Organism cards.
Google Notebook Sheets now available for the following:
Middle School Diversity of Life (Spanish)
Grade 5 Living Systems (English and Spanish)
Grade 4 Environments (English and Spanish)
09/03/2020
Next Generation Kindergarten modules have added Fall 2020—Teaching FOSS Remote Learning Resources node:
Animals Two by Two
Materials and Motion
Trees and Weather
The following Next Generation Grades 1-2 modules have new Student Remote Learning Resources:
Grade 1
Plants and Animals Investigations 1 and 2
Grade 2
Solids and Liquids Investigations 1 and 2
Insects and Plants Investigations 1 and 2
New Remote Learning videos for the following Next Generation modules/courses:
Grade 5 Mixtures and Solutions
Middle School:
Diversity of Life
Weather and Water
New digital card sort activities:
Diversity of Life (Next Generation and 2nd Edition)—Living/Nonliving Card Sort
Environments (Grade 4) and Living Systems (Grade 5) (Next Generation and Third Edition):
Monterey Bay Ecosystem Card Sort (English and Spanish)
Grade 2: Pebbles, Sand, and Silt and Solids and Liquids (Next Generation and Third Edition)—Water Sources Card Sort (English and Spanish)
Google Notebook Sheets now available for the Next Generation Middle School Course Earth History (English).
Videos of webinars: Instruction with FOSS SY 2020-2021 The following webinars are now posted on the Walk-Through Videos and PDFs page:
Grades K-2, August 26 (updated from August 5)
Grades 3-5, August 12 (updated from July 29)
Grades 6-8, August 19 (updated from August 5)
08/27/2020
The following Next Generation modules have revised Home/School Connection pages with updated Other At-Home Activities for use during remote learning:
Insects and Plant (Grade 2)
Plants and Animals (Grade 1)
The following Next Generation Grades 1-5 modules have new Student Remote Learning Resources:
Grade 1
Sound and Light Investigations 1 and 2
Air and Weather Investigations 1 and 2
Grade 2
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Investigations 1 and 2
Grade 3
Motion and Matter (Updated) New Student Video, Investigation 1.1 Two Forces
Water and Climate Investigations 1 and 2
Structures of Life Investigations 1 and 2
Grade 4
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms Investigations 1 and 2
Environments Investigations 1 and 2
Grade 5
Earth and Sun Investigations 1 and 2 with Student Video, Investigation 1.3 Day and Night
Living Systems Investigations 1 and 2
Google Notebook Sheets now available for the following Next Generation Middle School Courses:
Diversity of Life (Spanish)
Electromagnetic Force (Spanish)
New Remote Learning videos for the following Next Generation Middle School Courses courses:
Chemical Interactions (complete set for Investigations 1–4)
Heredity and Adaptation (complete set for Investigations 1–4)
Videos of webinars: Instruction with FOSS SY 2020-2021 The following webinars are now posted on the Walk-Through Videos and PDFs page:
Grades K-2, August 5
Grades 3-5, Aug 12 (updated from July 29)
Grades 6-8, August 19 (updated from August 5)
08/20/2020
The following Next Generation modules have revised Home/School Connection pages with updated Other At-Home Activities for use during remote learning:
Structures of Life (Grade 3)
Environments (Grade 4)
Living Systems (Grade 5)
The following Next Generation Grades 3-5 modules have new Student Remote Learning Resources:
Grade 3: Motion and Matter Investigations 1 and 2
Grade 4: Energy Investigation 2
Grade 5: Mixtures and Solutions Investigations 1 and 2
Google Notebook Sheets now available for the following Next Generation modules and courses:
Heredity and Adaptation (Spanish)
Mixtures and Solutions (English and Spanish)
Earth and Sun (English and Spanish)
Motion and Matter (English and Spanish)
Water and Climate (English and Spanish)
New Remote Learning videos for the following Next Generation Middle School Courses:
Chemical Interactions (complete set for Investigations 1–4)
Heredity and Adaptation (complete set for Investigations 1–4)
Videos of webinars: Instruction with FOSS SY 2020-2021 The following webinars are now posted on the Walk-Through Videos and PDFs page:
Grades K-2, August 5
Grades 3-5, Aug 12 (updated from July 29)
Grades 6-8, August 19 (updated from August 5)
08/13/2020
Student Remote Learning Resources for Investigation 1 added to Next Generation Energy.
The following Next Generation modules have revised Home/School Connection pages with updated Other At-Home Activities for use during remote learning:: Grade 3:
Motion and Matter
Water and Climate
Grade 4:
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms
Grade 5:
Mixtures and Solutions
Earth and Sun
For all nine 3-5 Next Generation modules:
Designing Your FOSS Instruction (Grs. 3-5)
Module Navigation Matrix, Inv. 1 and 2 (working draft)
Google Classroom Support document
New Resources for Fall 2020—Teaching FOSS Grades K–2
Designing Your FOSS Instruction (Grs. K-2) will be posted by August 19
Air and Weather Module Navigation Matrix, Inv. 1 and 2 (working draft)
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module Navigation Matrix, Inv. 1 and 2 (working draft)
New card sorting activities to supplement in class card sorting activities:
Solar System Card Sort in Next Generation Earth and Sun and Third Edition Sun, Moon, and Planets
Woods Ecosystem Card Sort in Next Generation Environments and Living Systems, and Third Edition Environments.
Google Notebook Sheets now available for Next Generation Diversity of Life.
Videos of webinars: Instruction with FOSS SY 2020-2021 The following webinars are now posted on the Walk-Through Videos and PDFs page:
Grades K-2, August 5
Grades 3-5, Aug 12 (updated from July 29)
Grades 6-8, August 5
08/06/2020
FOSS Phenomena Storylines added as front matter to the following PDF-based eInvestigation Guides:
Insects and Plants
Environments
All Next Generation K-5 modules now have eInvestigation Guides with Phenomena Storylines as front matter.
The following Next Generation modules have updated Remote Learning Resources: Grade 1:
Air and Weather
Sound and Light
Grade 2:
Solids and Liquids
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
Grade 4:
Energy
Google Notebook Sheets available for the following Next Generation modules and courses:
Chemical Interactions (Spanish)
Weather and Water (Spanish)
Energy (English and Spanish)
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms (English and Spanish)
All Middle School Second Edition and First Edition courses have Remote Learning Resources.
Grades 6—8 Instruction with FOSS in SY 2020-2021, July 22
FOSS Phenomena Storylines added as front matter to the following PDF-based eInvestigation Guides:
Animals Two by Two
Solids and Liquids
Trees and Weather
Add Remote Learning Resources to the following modules:
Chemical Interactions (more videos)
Weather and Water (more videos)
Electromagnetic Force (Google Classroom notebook sheets)
07/09/2020
FOSS Phenomena Storylines added as front matter to the following PDF-based eInvestigation Guides:
Air and Weather
Living Systems
Structures of Life
Spanish version of Next Generation Structures of Life Alternative Investigation 3: Hissing Cockroach
06/25/2020
FOSS Phenomena Storylines added as front matter to the following PDF-based eInvestigation Guides:
Earth and Sun
Water and Climate
06/11/2020
FOSS Phenomena Storylines added as front matter to the following PDF-based eInvestigation Guides:
Energy
Plants and Animals
The interactive eBooks are now supported through the FOSS eBooks Android app on certain Chromebooks. You can find more information on the Interactive eBook App Information page in each module.
06/04/2020
FOSS Phenomena Storylines added as front matter to the following PDF-based eInvestigation Guides:
Materials and Motion
Mixtures and Solution
Motion and Matter
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms
Sound and Light
05/28/2020
The Mr. Bones activity in Next Generation Structures of Life has been updated with new graphics and improved interactivity.
Virtual Aquarium and Virtual Terrarium activities have been updated to fix an error on some older Chromebooks.
Individual Spanish-version notebook sheets and teacher masters have been added to Next Generation K-5 modules with the exception of Environments module (coming soon).
A new engineering activity has been added to Next Generation Plants and Animals, Investigation 3, Part 1.
05/14/2020
Recommended books for Investigations 2-5 added to Pre-K module, Observing Nature
Next Generation Heredity and Adaptation multimedia, Cladogram, has been updated to eliminate new browser tabs from opening on a click.
04/30/2020
New Pre-K module: Observing Nature is now available.
New activities for Using the Science and Engineering Careers Database
Week 3 and Week 4 for Grade K modules
Week 3 for Grades 1 and 2 modules
Individual Spanish Teacher Masters and Notebook Sheets added to Next Generation Middle School courses. Spanish PDFs are located in the Resources by Investigation.
04/16/2020
Week 4 Home/School Connections for Grades 3-5 Next Generation and Third Edition Modules.
Week 1 Spanish added for the following Grades K-2 modules:
Animals Two by Two (Next Generation and Third Edition)
Materials and Motion (Next Generation)
Materials in our World (Third Edition)
Plants and Animals (Next Generation and Third Edition)
Air and Weather (Next Generation and Third Edition)
Insect and Plants (Next Generation and Third Edition)
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt (Next Generation and Third Edition)
Updated Home/School PDFs for Second Edition Middle School courses.
New Outside Everyday Challenge for Middle School PDF
Slideshows have been created to replace the following Image Galleries:
Insects and Plants and Populations and Ecosystems: Milkweed Bug Life Cycle
Insects and Plants: Brassica Plant Experiments
Insects and Plants: Marigold Images
Insects and Plants: Interesting Insects
Week 3 Home/School Connections for Grades 3-5 Next Generation and Third Edition Modules.
Week 2 Home/School Connections for Grades 1-2 Next Generation and Third Edition Modules.
Lo-tech Activities for the following modules:
Materials and Motion (Next Generation)
Materials in our World (Third Edition)
Plants and Animals (Next Generation and Third Edition)
Insects and Plants (Next Generation and Third Edition)
Spanish translations of middle school Home/School Connections for all Next Generation and Second Edition Middle School courses. (Earth History coming soon.)
New COVID-19 lesson plan for Next Generation Grades 5-8 courses and modules.
03/28/19
Spanish Resources for the following Next Gen Middle School Resources:
Earth History Geoscenarios
Heredity and Adaptation Genetic Technology Resources
(From 2/5/19) Student Access for Tutorials and Virtual Investigations has been changed. Teachers now must assign the tutorials and virtual investigations to individual students or classes before students can access them. Teachers can assign these activities through the "Assign content" functionality. For more help, view the "Assigning Content" on the Walk-Through Videos and PDFs page.
New Spanish Word Wall cards for middle school courses. Spanish-version Word Wall cards are now available for Grs. K-8 modules. PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module.
The Spanish versions of these documents are now available for the following modules: Grade 6
Human Systems Interactions
Grade 7
Chemical Interactions
Earth History
Populations and Ecosystems
Grade 8
Gravity and Kinetic Energy
Heredity and Adaptation
Planetary Science
Waves
Both English and Spanish Word Wall cards are available for Grs. K-8.
New Interactive Student Resources book in Spanish for the following K-5 NG courses: Grade 1
Air and Weather
Plants and Animals
Sound and Light
Grade 2
Insects and Plants
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
Grade 3
Motion and Matter
Water and Climate
Grade 4
Energy
Environments
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms
Grade 5
Earth and Sun
Living Systems
Teaching slides are now available as Powerpoint slides for all NG K-4 courses.
Transcripts for Teacher Prep Videos for the all K-5 Courses.
Transcripts are now available for all teacher prep videos in all NG middle school courses.01/17/19
New Spanish Word Wall cards for Grade 6 and 8 middle school courses. Spanish-version Word Wall cards are now available for Grs. K-6 modules. PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module.
The Spanish versions of these documents are now available for the following modules: Grade 6
Diversity of Life
Weather and Water
Grade 8
Electromagnetic Force
English Word Wall cards are available for Grs. K-8.
New Interactive Student Resources book in Spanish for the following Middle School NG courses:
Chemical Interactions
Earth History
Interactive Student Resources books for all middle school NG courses available in the FOSS Science app in English and Spanish.
Transcripts for Teacher Prep Videos for the following Middle School Courses:
Chemical Interactions
Earth History
Planetary Science
Populations and Ecosystems
01/03/19
New Interactive Student Resources books for the following Middle School courses: English:
Earth History
Spanish:
Diversity of Life
Heredity and Adaptation
Gravity and Kinetic Energy
Planetary Science
Populations and Ecosystems
01/10/19
Teacher Prep Videos for Middle School courses for all investigations in all middle school courses. Teacher prep videos that are newly available for the following investigations:
Earth History: Investigations 7-9
Populations and Ecosystems: Investigations 6-8
New Spanish Word Wall cards for Kindergarten modules. Spanish-version Word Wall cards are now available for Grs. K-5 modules. PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module.
The Spanish versions of these documents are now available for the following modules: Grade K
Animals Two by Two
Materials and Motion
Trees and Weather
English Word Wall cards are available for Grs. K-8.
New Interactive Student Resources book in Spanish for the Middle School NG course, Weather and Water.
New Spanish SRB Audio Book for Middle School NG course, Earth History.
12/20/18
New Spanish Word Wall cards for Grade 1. Spanish-version Word Wall cards are now available for Grs. 1-5 modules. PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module.
The Spanish versions of these documents are now available for the following modules: Grade 1
Sound and Light
Air and Weather
Plants and Animals
New Interactive Student Resources books for the following Middle School courses:
Chemical Interactions
Diversity of Life
Heredity and Adaptation
Gravity and Kinetic Energy
Planetary Science
Populations and Ecosystems
Weather and Water
New Teacher Prep Videos for Middle School courses Populations and Ecosystems and Planetary Science. Teacher prep videos that are now available for the following investigations:
Planetary Science: Investigations 1-4, 6, 8 and 9
Populations and Ecosystems: Investigations 1-5, and 9
Transcripts for Teacher Prep Videos are now available for the following Middle School Courses:
Diversity of Life
Electromagnetic Force
Gravity and Kinetic Energy
Heredity and Adaptation
Human Systems Interactions
Waves
Weather and Water
12/13/18
New Spanish Word Wall cards for Grades 2 and 5. Spanish-version Word Wall cards are now available for Grs. 2-5 modules. PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module.
The Spanish versions of these documents are now available for the following modules: Grade 2
Solids and Liquids
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
Insects and Plants
Grade 5
Mixtures and Solutions
Earth and Sun
Living Systems
New interactive Student Resources Books (SRBs) App version for two middle school courses:
The interactive Electromagnetic Force and Waves are available on the FOSS Science app. Go to your module detail page for more information on the FOSS Science eBook app.
Go to your teacher page and scroll to any class with individual student accounts. You should now see an "Upload Students" option to the right of "Manage Students." A few considerations are listed on the upload page but a complete walkthrough is available in our Self-Registered Teacher User Guide.
11/29/18
New Spanish Word Wall cards for Grades 3 and 4. PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are now available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module. The Spanish versions of these documents are now available for the following modules: Grade 3
Motion and Matter
Water and Climate
Structures of Life
Grade 4
Energy
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms
Environments
New interactive Student Resources Books (SRBs) for three middle school courses:
Electromagnetic Force
Human Systems Interactions
Waves
The interactive Human Systems Interactions SRB on the FOSS Science app. Be on the lookout for Electromagnetic Force and Waves app versions coming soon! Go to your module detail page for more information on the FOSS Science eBook app.
Sense-Making Posters Now Available for Download! Sense-making posters help establish norms for a culture of productive talk in the classroom that supports engagement in the science and engineering practices. More information available here.
Updated multimedia for use on Safari and iPads:
Food Webs (in Environments)
Periodic Table (in Chemical Interactions and Mixtures and Solutions)
11/15/18
You asked and we listened! Self-registered teachers now have the ability to upload up to 150 students into a class using a simple CSV file. The template has four columns:
First Name
Last Name
Email (not required to be a functional address, we recommend using all lowercase)
Password (must be 8 characters)
Go to your teacher page and scroll to any class with individual student accounts. You should now see an "Upload Students" option to the right of "Manage Students." A few considerations are listed on the upload page but a complete walkthrough is available in our Self-Registered Teacher User Guide.
11/08/18
Self-registered teachers have new functionality available on the Manage Students page for each class:
Copy the data for your class roster
Print your roster
Export your roster as a PDF
Export your roster as a CSV (A great option to hand off to the next teacher at the end of the school year!)
New Word Wall cards for FOSS Middle School NG Grade 7 courses and Grade 8 Planetary Science. PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are now available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module.
All FOSS NG K-7 modules now have the Word Wall cards.
Newly available in the following modules: Grade 7
Chemical Interactions
Earth History
Populations and Ecosystems
Grade 8
Planetary Science
Updated multimedia for use on Safari and iPads:
Topographic Maps (in Soils, Rocks, and Landforms)
Energy Transfer (in Weather and Water)
Itty Bitty Thingy Locator (in Diversity of Life)
10/25/18
New Word Wall cards for FOSS NG Kindergarten modules, Middle School NG Grade 6 courses and Grade 8 Heredity and Adaptation. PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are now available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module.
All FOSS NG K-6 modules now have the Word Wall cards.
Newly available in the following modules: Grade K
Materials and Motion
Trees and Weather
Animals Two by Two
Grade 6
Weather and Water
Diversity of Life
Human Systems Interactions
Grade 8
Heredity and Adaptation
Spanish Audio Book for Chemical Interactions NG
10/11/18
New Word Wall cards for FOSS NG Grades 1 and 2 modules. PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are now available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module.
All FOSS NG 1-5 modules now have the Word Wall cards.
Newly available in the following modules: Grade 1
Sound and Light
Air and Weather
Plants and Animals
Grade 2
Solids and Liquids
Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
Insects and Plants
9/27/18
New Word Wall cards for FOSS NG Grade 4 and 5 modules: PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are now available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module. Available in the following modules: Grade 4
Energy
Soils, Rocks, and Landforms
Environments
Grade 5
Mixtures and Solutions
Earth and Sun
Living Systems
New Spanish Audio Book for Populations and Ecosystems NG
New Teacher Prep Videos for middle school:
Chemical Interactions: Investigations 1-10
Earth History: Investigation 1-4
Planetary Science: Investigations 1-4
9/13/18
New Word Wall cards for FOSS NG Grade 3 modules: PDFs with module word wall words, sorted by investigation and part, are now available under the "Materials and Kit Information" node on FOSSweb. These conceptual words will complement the existing equipment photo cards for the module. Available in the following modules:
Motion and Matter
Structures of Life
Water and Climate
New Teacher Prep Videos for Investigations 1-2 in Planetary Science NG.
New Audio Books in Spanish for Planetary Science NG and Heredity and Adaptation NG.
Interactive eInvestigation Guide for the remaining Next Generation Middle School courses (now all NG Middle School courses have an interactive eInvestigations Guide):
Earth History
Chemical Interactions
A Milkweed Bugs image gallery is now available in Insects and Plants NG.
The District SIS-Administrator User Guide available on the Walk-Through Videos page.
8/31/18
Interactive eInvestigation Guides for the following Next Generation Middle School courses: