Why FOSS works for Virginia
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 Virginia. 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 Virginia 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 Virginia 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 Virginia.
Isle Of Wight County Schools
Chesterfield Cps Science Dept
Charles City County School District
Essex County School District
Greene County School District
Stafford County Public Schools
Montross Middle School
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Falling Creek Elementary School
Hanover County Public Schools
The Steward School
Arlington Public Schools
Swift Creek Elementary School
Lynchburg City School District
Prince William County Public Schools
St Louis Catholic School
Norfolk Collegiate Elementary School
Roanoke City Public Schools
Richmond City Public School District
Fairfax County Public Schools
Chesapeake Public School District
Frederick County Public Schools
Dominion Christian School
Recommended Scope & Sequence
For Virginia
Grade
Modules and Courses
*Half-length courses
** ScienceFlex by Delta Education
† Delta Science Modules by Delta Education
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 Virginia resources below and see for yourself why FOSS is the Full Option Science System that works for Virginia teachers and students.
FOSS Pathways:
NGSS Correlations Grade 3-5
FOSS Next Generation: Virginia
Why FOSS in Virginia?
FOSS Next Generation: Virginia
Progression Chart
FOSS Next Generation: Virginia
Success in Virginia
FOSS Next Generation: Virginia
Grades K-5 Module Descriptions
FOSS Next Generation: Virginia
Grades K-5 Detail Correlations
FOSS Next Generation: Virginia
Grades 6-8 Course Descriptions
FOSS Next Generation: Virginia
Grades 6-8 Detail Correlations