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<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>Complete materials kits for each FOSS<sup>&reg;</sup> Pathways&trade; module include everything you need to get started with hands-on science in your classroom, packaged in durable, stacking drawers for ease of storage and access. Each complete module includes FOSS Science Resources Books in softcovers for Grades K-2 (24 copies included that are 8 x 10 inches each) and in hardcovers for Grades 3-5 (32 copies included that are 8-5/8 x 11-1/4 inches each).&nbsp; Digital student seat licenses are also included for 5 years (24 seats for Grades K-2 and 32 seats for Grades 3-5).&nbsp; You will receive full digital access to module resources, eInvestigations Guides, eBooks, videos, and more.</p> <p>Equipment</p> <p>FOSS provides the equipment needed for all the investigations, including metric measuring tools. Our high-quality, classroom tested materials are long-lasting and packaged by investigation to facilitate preparation and clean up. There is enough permanent equipment in each kit for 24 students in Grades K-2 and 32 students in Grades 3-5 . Consumable materials are supplied for three uses. Convenient grade-level and refill kits are also available to purchase.</p> <p>Investigations Guide</p> <p>The Investigations Guide is a spiral-bound guide containing everything you need to teach the module. FOSS active investigation lesson plans include:</p> <p> <ul> <li>Three-dimensional learning objectives</li> <li>Relevant and local phenomena storylines with driving questions</li> <li>Sense-making discussions</li> <li>Embedded assessment and &ldquo;What to Look For&rdquo; guidance</li> <li>Vocabulary reviews</li> <li>English language support strategies</li> <li>ELA strategies and connections</li> </ul></p> <p>Teacher Resources</p> <p>A digital library of teaching resources include:</p> <p> <ul> <li>Access and Equity Chapter</li> <li>Home/School Connections (English and Spanish)</li> <li>Questions for Reflection (English and Spanish)</li> <li>Teaching Slides</li> <li>Understanding Phenomenon in FOSS Pathways Videos</li> <li>Notebook and Teacher Masters (English and Spanish)</li> </ul></p> <p>Student Resources</p> <p>The FOSS Science Resources student book contains readings developed to reinforce, extend, or apply core ideas covered during FOSS active investigations. Readings give students opportunities to:</p> <p><ul> <li>Use text to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information</li> <li>Use evidence to support their ideas during sense-making discussions and focus question responses</li> <li>Integrate information from multiple sources</li> <li>Interpret graphs, diagrams, and photographs to build understanding</li> <li>Available in print and as an interactive eBook in English and Spanish</li> </ul></p> <p>Technology</p> <p>Online resources include duplication masters, eInvestigations Guide, teaching slides, FOSSmap online assessment, streaming videos, virtual investigations, and tutorials, as well as a library of teacher resources, including access and equity, three-dimensional teaching and learning, and environmental literacy.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><ul> <li>Investigations Guide: this core instructional tool in hardcover spiral-bound edition provides educators with the support to help students successfully facilitate the investigations</li> <li>Equipment Kit: specifically designed, durable equipment and materials in FOSS lead to successful investigations for all students and up to 3 class uses</li> <li>FOSS Science Resources: a book that includes student readings that connect students' firsthand experiences to informational text</li> <li>FOSS Technology: access to a one-stop online resource for eBooks, eInvestigations Guides, videos, virtual investigations, tutorials, online assessment, and much more</li> </ul></div><div class="in-box-description"><b>Kit includes:</b> <ul> <li>Equipment Kits</li> <li>Investigations Guide (Teacher Guide)&nbsp;</li> <li>Teacher Resources (Digital options)</li> <li>Student Resources Book (Print and Digital options)&nbsp;</li> <li>Online Resources using ThinkLink platform&nbsp;</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Pathways - Grade 4 Energy Kit, with 32 Seats Digital Access

<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>Complete materials kits for each FOSS<sup>&reg;</sup> Pathways&trade; module include everything you need to get started with hands-on science in your classroom, packaged in durable, stacking drawers for ease of storage and access. Each complete module includes FOSS Science Resources Books in softcovers for Grades K-2 (24 copies included that are 8 x 10 inches each) and in hardcovers for Grades 3-5 (32 copies included that are 8-5/8 x 11-1/4 inches each).&nbsp; Digital student seat licenses are also included for 5 years (24 seats for Grades K-2 and 32 seats for Grades 3-5).&nbsp; You will receive full digital access to module resources, eInvestigations Guides, eBooks, videos, and more.</p> <p>Equipment</p> <p>FOSS provides the equipment needed for all the investigations, including metric measuring tools. Our high-quality, classroom tested materials are long-lasting and packaged by investigation to facilitate preparation and clean up. There is enough permanent equipment in each kit for 24 students in Grades K-2 and 32 students in Grades 3-5 . Consumable materials are supplied for three uses. Convenient grade-level and refill kits are also available to purchase.</p> <p>Investigations Guide</p> <p>The Investigations Guide is a spiral-bound guide containing everything you need to teach the module. FOSS active investigation lesson plans include:</p> <ul> <li>Three-dimensional learning objectives</li> <li>Relevant and local phenomena storylines with driving questions</li> <li>Sense-making discussions</li> <li>Embedded assessment and &ldquo;What to Look For&rdquo; guidance</li> <li>Vocabulary reviews</li> <li>English language support strategies</li> <li>ELA strategies and connections</li> </ul></p> <p>Teacher Resources</p> <p>A digital library of teaching resources include:</p> <ul> <li>Access and Equity Chapter</li> <li>Home/School Connections (English and Spanish)</li> <li>Questions for Reflection (English and Spanish)</li> <li>Teaching Slides</li> <li>Understanding Phenomenon in FOSS Pathways Videos</li> <li>Notebook and Teacher Masters (English and Spanish)</li> </ul></p> <p>Student Resources</p> <p>The FOSS Science Resources student book contains readings developed to reinforce, extend, or apply core ideas covered during FOSS active investigations. Readings give students opportunities to:</p> <ul> <li>Use text to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information</li> <li>Use evidence to support their ideas during sense-making discussions and focus question responses</li> <li>Integrate information from multiple sources</li> <li>Interpret graphs, diagrams, and photographs to build understanding</li> <li>Available in print and as an interactive eBook in English and Spanish</li> </ul></p> <p>Technology</p> <p>Online resources include duplication masters, eInvestigations Guide, teaching slides, FOSSmap online assessment, streaming videos, virtual investigations, and tutorials, as well as a library of teacher resources, including access and equity, three-dimensional teaching and learning, and environmental literacy.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><ul> <li>Investigations Guide: this core instructional tool in hardcover spiral-bound edition provides educators with the support to help students successfully facilitate the investigations</li> <li>Equipment Kit: specifically designed, durable equipment and materials in FOSS lead to successful investigations for all students and up to 3 class uses</li> <li>FOSS Science Resources: a book that includes student readings that connect students' firsthand experiences to informational text</li> <li>FOSS Technology: access to a one-stop online resource for eBooks, eInvestigations Guides, videos, virtual investigations, tutorials, online assessment, and much more</li> </ul></div><div class="in-box-description"><b>Kit includes:</b> <ul> <li>Equipment Kits</li> <li>Investigations Guide (Teacher Guide)&nbsp;</li> <li>Teacher Resources (Digital options)</li> <li>Student Resources Book (Print and Digital options)&nbsp;</li> <li>Online Resources using ThinkLink platform&nbsp;</li> </ul></div>

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<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>Complete materials kits for each FOSS <sup>&reg;</sup> Pathways &trade; module include everything you need to get started with hands-on science in your classroom, packaged in durable, stacking drawers for ease of storage and access. Each complete module includes FOSS Science Resources Books in softcovers for Grades K to 2 (24 copies included that are 8 x 10 inches each) and in hardcovers for Grades 3 to 5 (32 copies included that are 8-5/8 x 11-1/4 inches each)&nbsp; Digital student seat licenses are also included for 5 years (24 seats for Grades 3-5).&nbsp: You will receive full digital access to module resources, eInvestigations Guides, eBooks, videos, and more. </p> <p>FOSS provides the equipment needed for all the investigations, including metric measuring tools. Our high-quality, classroom-tested materials are long-lasting and packaged by investigation to facilitate preparation and cleanup. There is enough permanent equipment in each kit for 24 students in Grades K-2 and 32 students in Grades 3-5 and 32 students in Grades 3-5. Consumable materials are supplied for three uses. Convenient grade-level and refill kits are also available to purchase.</p> <p>Investigations Guide</p> <p>The Investigations Guide is a spiral-bound guide containing everything you need to teach the module. FOSS active investigation lesson plans include:</p> <p><ul> <li>Three-dimensional learning objectives</li> <li>Relevant and local phenomena storylines with driving questions</li><li>Sense-making discussions</li> <li>Embedded assessment and &ldquo;What to Look For&rdquo; guidance</li><li>Vocabulary reviews</li><li>English language support strategies</li><li>ELA strategies and connections</li></ul></p> <p>Teacher Resources</p> <p>A digital library of teaching resources include:</p><p> <ul><li>Access and Equity Chapter</li><li>Home/School Connections (English and Spanish)</li><li>Questions for Reflection (English and Spanish)</li><li>Teaching Slides</li> <li>Understanding Phenomenon in FOSS Pathways Videos</li><li>Notebook and Teacher Masters (English and Spanish)</li></ul></p> <p>Student Resources</p> <p>The FOSS Science Resources student book contains readings developed to reinforce, extend, or apply core ideas covered during FOSS active investigations. Readings give students opportunities to:</p><p> <ul><li>Use text to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information</li><li>Use evidence to support their ideas during sense-making discussions and focus question responses</li><li>Integrate information from multiple sources</li><li>Interpret graphs, diagrams, and photographs to build understanding</li><li>Available in print and as an interactive eBook in English and Spanish</li></ul></p> <p>Technology</p> <p>Online resources include duplication masters, eInvestigations Guide, teaching slides, FOSSmap online assessment, streaming videos, virtual investigations, and tutorials, as well as a library of teacher resources, including access and equity, three-dimensional teaching and learning, and environmental literacy.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><ul> <li>Investigations Guide: this core instructional tool in hardcover spiral-bound edition provides educators with the support to help students successfully facilitate the investigations</li> <li>Equipment Kit: specifically designed, durable equipment and materials in FOSS lead to successful investigations for all students and up to 3 class uses</li> <li>FOSS Science Resources: a book that includes student readings that connect students' firsthand experiences to informational text</li> <li>FOSS Technology: access to a one-stop online resource for eBooks, eInvestigations Guides, videos, virtual investigations, tutorials, online assessment, and much more</li> </ul></div><div class="in-box-description"><b>Kit includes:</b> <ul> <li>Equipment Kits</li> <li>Investigations Guide (Teacher Guide)&nbsp;</li> <li>Teacher Resources (Digital options)</li> <li>Student Resources Book (Print and Digital options)&nbsp;</li> <li>Online Resources using ThinkLink platform&nbsp;</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Pathways Mixtures and Solutions Kit with 32 Seats Digital Access, Grade 5

<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>Complete materials kits for each FOSS<sup>&reg;</sup> Pathways&trade; module include everything you need to get started with hands-on science in your classroom, packaged in durable, stacking drawers for ease of storage and access. Each complete module includes FOSS Science Resources Books in softcovers for Grades K-2 (24 copies included that are 8 x 10 inches each) and in hardcovers for Grades 3-5 (32 copies included that are 8-5/8 x 11-1/4 inches each).&nbsp; Digital student seat licenses are also included for 5 years (24 seats for Grades K-2 and 32 seats for Grades 3-5).&nbsp; You will receive full digital access to module resources, eInvestigations Guides, eBooks, videos, and more.</p> <p>Equipment</p> <p>FOSS provides the equipment needed for all the investigations, including metric measuring tools. Our high-quality, classroom tested materials are long-lasting and packaged by investigation to facilitate preparation and clean up. There is enough permanent equipment in each kit for 24 students in Grades K-2 and 32 students in Grades 3-5 . Consumable materials are supplied for three uses. Convenient grade-level and refill kits are also available to purchase.</p> <p>Investigations Guide</p> <p>The Investigations Guide is a spiral-bound guide containing everything you need to teach the module. FOSS active investigation lesson plans include:</p> <p><ul> <li>Three-dimensional learning objectives</li> <li>Relevant and local phenomena storylines with driving questions</li> <li>Sense-making discussions</li> <li>Embedded assessment and &ldquo;What to Look For&rdquo; guidance</li> <li>Vocabulary reviews</li> <li>English language support strategies</li> <li>ELA strategies and connections</li> </ul></p> <p>Teacher Resources</p> <p>A digital library of teaching resources include:</p> <p><ul> <li>Access and Equity Chapter</li> <li>Home/School Connections (English and Spanish)</li> <li>Questions for Reflection (English and Spanish)</li> <li>Teaching Slides</li> <li>Understanding Phenomenon in FOSS Pathways Videos</li> <li>Notebook and Teacher Masters (English and Spanish)</li> </ul></p> <p>Student Resources</p> <p>The FOSS Science Resources student book contains readings developed to reinforce, extend, or apply core ideas covered during FOSS active investigations. Readings give students opportunities to:</p> <p><ul> <li>Use text to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information</li> <li>Use evidence to support their ideas during sense-making discussions and focus question responses</li> <li>Integrate information from multiple sources</li> <li>Interpret graphs, diagrams, and photographs to build understanding</li> <li>Available in print and as an interactive eBook in English and Spanish</li> </ul></p> <p>Technology</p> <p>Online resources include duplication masters, eInvestigations Guide, teaching slides, FOSSmap online assessment, streaming videos, virtual investigations, and tutorials, as well as a library of teacher resources, including access and equity, three-dimensional teaching and learning, and environmental literacy.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><ul> <li>Investigations Guide: this core instructional tool in hardcover spiral-bound edition provides educators with the support to help students successfully facilitate the investigations</li> <li>Equipment Kit: specifically designed, durable equipment and materials in FOSS lead to successful investigations for all students and up to 3 class uses</li> <li>FOSS Science Resources: a book that includes student readings that connect students' firsthand experiences to informational text</li> <li>FOSS Technology: access to a one-stop online resource for eBooks, eInvestigations Guides, videos, virtual investigations, tutorials, online assessment, and much more</li> </ul></div><div class="in-box-description"><b>Kit includes:</b> <ul> <li>Equipment Kits</li> <li>Investigations Guide (Teacher Guide)&nbsp;</li> <li>Teacher Resources (Digital options)</li> <li>Student Resources Book (Print and Digital options)&nbsp;</li> <li>Online Resources using ThinkLink platform&nbsp;</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Pathways - Grade K Materials and Forces Kit, with 24 Seats Digital Access

<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>FOSS&reg; Pathways Grade-Level Kits provide excellent value for schools and districts implementing an entire grade of the program at one time. Grade-level kits contain permanent equipment, teacher materials, and consumables, in addition to 24 (Grades K-2) or 32 (Grades 3-5) digital student seat licenses for 5 years for full digital access to module resources, eInvestigations Guides, eBooks, videos, and more.&nbsp; Student resource books are sold separately for maximum flexibility.</p> <p>FOSS Pathways Kits are available in multiple configurations to support your number of students and language needed.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><ul> <li>Materials for up to 24 (Grades K-2) and 32 (Grades 3-5) students per class</li> <li>3 class uses of consumables and convenient refill kits that provide 3 additional years of supplies</li> <li>Investigations Guide includes overview, framework and NGSS, materials, technology, investigations, and assessment chapter</li> </ul></div><div class="in-box-description"><b>Includes:</b><ul><li>Complete Grade Level Kit, Print/Digital, Grade 1, with 24 or 32 Seats Digital Access</li></ul></div>

FOSS Pathways Complete Grade Level Kit, Print/Digital, Grade 1, with 24 Seats Digital Access

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FOSS Next Generation Populations and Ecosystems Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition, Pack of 16

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FOSS Next Generation Population and Ecosystems, Conversion Kit, from First Edition, with 160 Seats Digital Access

<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>Look around . . . you&rsquo;re in an ecosystem. How do you know? Because there are organisms everywhere. An ecosystem is an organizational unit of life on Earth, defined by a physical environment and the organisms that live there. This course explores the anchor phenomenon of population dynamics within ecosystems. The driving question for the course is how do organisms, matter, and energy interact in an ecosystem?</p> <p>Organisms depend on their ecosystem for survival. Energy and matter, in the form of food, flow through an ecosystem. The critical role of photosynthetic organisms in creating food is what allows the rest of the organisms in the ecosystem to exist. Disruption to one element of the ecosystem produces waves and ripples that touch every member of the system. Changes may produce pressures in the ecosystem. When change is precipitous, a population may be exterminated.</p> <p>One powerful change agent in just about every ecosystem on Earth is humans. Human mobility, technology, and institutions place pressures on many ecosystems. The first step toward alleviating disruptive pressure on natural systems is understanding how they work and what they need to remain healthy.</p> <p>This course provides students with the first steps along the path of ecological understanding, with the hope that their future steps will be considered and measured, serving the interests of all life.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><p>FOSS Curriculum:</p> <ul> <li>Allows students to be active investigators instead of passive learners</li> <li>Is built around firsthand exploration of relevant phenomena using classroom-proven theories and practices to engage all students</li> <li>Aligned to NGSS, Framework for K to 12 Science, and Common Core standards</li> <li>Provides unmatched professional learning, including hands-on &amp; virtual teacher workshops</li> </ul></div><div class="in-box-description"><p>Resources available in this collection include:</p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive hands-on equipment kits made exclusively for FOSS</li> <li><strong><em>Investigations Guide&nbsp;</em></strong>(Teacher Edition Book) core instructional hardcover spiral-bound book provides educators with the support to successfully facilitate the investigations - available in print and digital</li> <li><strong><em>Teacher Resources</em></strong>&nbsp;with educative support to effectively teach standards - available in digital</li> <li><strong><em>FOSS Science Resources</em></strong>&nbsp;<strong><em>book</em></strong>&nbsp;(Student Edition Book) for students to build expository reading skills and highlight STEM careers - available in print and digital</li> <li>Accessibility options to the interactive digital resources on the ThinkLink&trade; platform for effective planning and engaged learning</li> <li>Spanish teaching and learning resources &ndash; available in print and digital</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Next Generation Populations & Ecosystems Collection

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<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>FOSS Pathways Grade Level Science Resources Book features original readings developed to accompany each FOSS Pathways module. The readings are referred to as articles in the Investigations Guide (sold separately). All three module titles for each grade level are included in this one Grade Level Science Resources Book. Students will read the articles in the book as they progress through each module; these articles cover a specific concept usually after that concept has been introduced in an active investigation. Together, the articles in FOSS Science Resources Book and the discussion questions provided in the Investigations Guide help students make connections to the science concepts introduced and explored during the active investigations. FOSS Science Resources Books are sold as softcover for Grades K to 2 (8 x 10 inches) and as hardcover for Grades 3 to 5 (8-5/8 x 11-1/4 inches).</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><ul> <li>FOSS Science Resources are developed specifically to complement FOSS modules of the same titles and help lead to a deeper understanding of a key life, earth, or physical science concept</li> <li>Concept development is most effective when students are allowed to experience organisms, objects, and phenomena firsthand before engaging the concepts in text</li> <li>Colorful photographs, key standards-based science content, and developmentally appropriate interactive text help enhance the overall science learning experience</li> <li>Book includes a science and literacy blackline activity master and directions for a hands-on activity</li> <li>Educators are also provided with easy-to-use science and literacy teaching support and strategies for meeting individual learning needs</li> </ul></div><div class="in-box-description"><b>Includes:</b><ul><li>1 Student Edition Book</li></ul></div>

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FOSS Pathways Grade 3 Water & Climate Kit, with 32 Seats Digital Access

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FOSS Pathways Complete Grade Level Kit, Print/Digital, Grade 3, with 32 Seats Digital Access

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<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>Water dominates the surface of our planet, changes the face of the land, and defines life. Weather is driven by the Sun and involves the movement of water on Earth through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff. Severe weather might bring floods that impact people and natural ecosystems. Climate is determined in part by the amount of precipitation in a region and by temperature range. Humans depend on water, and new technologies are being engineered to conserve and protect this natural resource to provide for the needs of people around the world.</p> <p>Student engagement with the ideas in the Water and Climate Module are driven by several anchor phenomena. Students explore the properties of water and interactions between water and other earth materials. They investigate these phenomena:</p> <ul> <li>Anchor phenomenon 1&mdash;schoolyard puddles</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 2&mdash;unexpected gardening weather</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 3&mdash;extreme rain</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 4&mdash;unusual seasonal weather</li> <br> </ul> <p>Students engage in science and engineering practices as they investigate the role of water in weather and how weather conditions change around the world and throughout the year while exploring the crosscutting concepts of patterns; cause and effect; and scale, proportion, and quantity. They are introduced to the nature of science, how science affects everyday life, and the influence of engineering, technology, and science on society and the natural&nbsp;world.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><p>FOSS Curriculum:</p> <ul> <li>Allows students to be active investigators instead of passive learners</li> <li>Is built around firsthand exploration of relevant phenomena using classroom-proven theories and practices to engage all students</li> <li>Aligned to NGSS, Framework for K to 12 Science, and Common Core standards</li> <li>Provides unmatched professional learning, including hands-on &amp; virtual teacher workshops</li></div><div class="in-box-description"></ul> <p>Resources available in this collection include:</p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive hands-on equipment kits made exclusively for FOSS</li> <li><strong><em>Investigations Guide </em></strong>(Teacher Edition Book) core instructional hardcover spiral-bound book provides educators with the support to successfully facilitate the investigations - available in print and digital</li> <li><strong><em>Teacher Resources</em></strong> with educative support to effectively teach standards - available in digital</li> <li><strong><em>FOSS Science Resources</em></strong> <strong><em>book</em></strong> (Student Edition Book) for students to build expository reading skills and highlight STEM careers - available in print and digital</li> <li>Accessibility options to the interactive digital resources on the ThinkLink&trade; platform for effective planning and engaged learning</li> <li>Spanish teaching and learning resources &ndash; available in print and digital</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Pathways Grade 3 Water & Climate Collection

FOSS Pathways Grade 3 Structures of Life Kit, with 32 Seats Digital Access

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FOSS Pathways Structures of Life Science Resources Student Book

FOSS Pathways Structures of Life Science Resources Student Book, Pack of 16

FOSS Pathways Structures of Life Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition

FOSS Pathways Structures of Life Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition, Pack of 16

FOSS Pathways Structures of Life Student Consumable Booklet

FOSS Pathways Structures of Life Student Consumable Booklet, Spanish Edition

FOSS Structures of Life Conversion Kit, NG to Pathways, with 32 Seats Digital Access

FOSS Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, 4 Male & 4 Female

<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>In this module, students experience that organisms exhibit a variety of strategies for life, have a variety of structures and behaviors, have varied but predictable life cycles, and reproduce by passing inherited characteristics to offspring. Students explore how individual organisms have variations in their traits that may provide an advantage in surviving in a particular environment and how our knowledge of animals that survived in past environments is inferred by studying fossil characteristics.</p> <p>Students engage with the ideas in the Structures of Life Module through five anchor phenomena:</p> <ul> <li>Anchor phenomenon 1&mdash;mystery plants appear</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 2&mdash;some bean plants look different</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 3&mdash;critters on the loose</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 4&mdash;changing population of insects</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 5&mdash;uncovering unexpected organisms</li> </ul><br> <p>Students observe, compare, categorize, and care for organisms. Students engage in science and engineering practices to investigate the structures and behaviors of organisms and learn how the structures function in growth, survival, and reproduction. Students look at the interactions between organisms of the same kind, among organisms of different kinds, and between the environment and populations of organisms over time. Students focus on these crosscutting concepts to develop understandings about organisms and population survival&mdash;patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; and structure and function.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><p>FOSS Curriculum:</p> <ul> <li>Allows students to be active investigators instead of passive learners</li> <li>Is built around firsthand exploration of relevant phenomena using classroom-proven theories and practices to engage all students</li> <li>Aligned to NGSS, Framework for K to 12 Science, and Common Core standards</li> <li>Provides unmatched professional learning, including hands-on &amp; virtual teacher workshops</li></div><div class="in-box-description"><p>Resources available in this collection include:</p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive hands-on equipment kits made exclusively for FOSS</li> <li><strong><em>Investigations Guide </em></strong>(Teacher Edition Book) core instructional hardcover spiral-bound book provides educators with the support to successfully facilitate the investigations - available in print and digital</li> <li><strong><em>Teacher Resources</em></strong> with educative support to effectively teach standards - available in digital</li> <li><strong><em>FOSS Science Resources</em></strong> <strong><em>book</em></strong> (Student Edition Book) for students to build expository reading skills and highlight STEM careers - available in print and digital</li> <li>Accessibility options to the interactive digital resources on the ThinkLink&trade; platform for effective planning and engaged learning</li> <li>Spanish teaching and learning resources &ndash; available in print and digital</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Pathways Grade 3 Structures of Life Collection

FOSS Pathways Mixtures and Solutions Refill Kit

FOSS Pathways Mixtures and Solutions Science Resources Student Book

FOSS Pathways Mixtures and Solutions Science Resources Student Book, Pack of 16

FOSS Pathways Mixtures and Solutions Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition

FOSS Pathways Mixtures and Solutions Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition, Pack of 16

FOSS Pathways Mixtures and Solutions Student Consumable Booklet

Create a space to explore and discover in these FOSS Consumable Booklets focusing on Mixtures and Solutions. These booklets provide supplemental information with plenty of space to draw and write.

FOSS Pathways Mixtures and Solutions Student Consumable Booklet, Spanish Edition

The perfect solution for bilingual classrooms is this FOSS Consumable Booklets focusing on Mixtures and Solutions, now in Spanish. These booklets provide supplemental information with plenty of space to draw and write.

FOSS Mixtures and Solutions Conversion Kit, NG to Pathways, with 32 Seats Digital Access

FOSS Pathways Complete Grade Level Kit, Print/Digital, Grade 5, with 32 Seats Digital Access

<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>The Mixtures and Solutions Module has four investigations that engage students with the phenomena of matter and its interactions in our everyday life—mixtures, solutions, solubility, concentration, and chemical reactions. Three anchor phenomena drive the investigations.</p><ul><li>Anchor phenomenon 1—change in pond water/impact of salt on pond life</li><li>Anchor phenomenon 2—identifying unknown substances</li><li>Anchor phenomenon 3—baking soda interactions</li><ul><p>Students construct models about matter made of particles too small to be seen and develop the understanding that matter is conserved when it changes state (from solid to liquid), when it dissolves in another substance, and when it is part of a chemical reaction. Students have experiences with mixtures, solutions of different concentrations, and reactions forming new substances. They also engage in engineering experiences using the properties of materials to design useful products. Learning about the properties and behaviors of substances and systems of substances develops their understanding about how things go together and how they can be taken apart. This gives them the opportunity to use and develop models that explain phenomena too small to see directly. Students gain experiences that will contribute to the understanding of the crosscutting concepts of patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; and energy and matter.</p><ul></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2>FOSS Curriculum:<br><li>Allows students to be active investigators instead of passive learners</li><li>Is built around firsthand exploration of relevant phenomena using classroom-proven theories and practices to engage all students</li><li>Aligned to NGSS, Framework for K to 12 Science, and Common Core standards</li><li>Provides unmatched professional learning, including hands-on & virtual teacher workshops</li></div><div class="in-box-description"></ul> <p>Resources available in this collection include:</p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive hands-on equipment kits made exclusively for FOSS</li> <li><strong><em>Investigations Guide </em></strong>(Teacher Edition Book) core instructional hardcover spiral-bound book provides educators with the support to successfully facilitate the investigations - available in print and digital</li> <li><strong><em>Teacher Resources</em></strong> with educative support to effectively teach standards - available in digital</li> <li><strong><em>FOSS Science Resources</em></strong> <strong><em>book</em></strong> (Student Edition Book) for students to build expository reading skills and highlight STEM careers - available in print and digital</li> <li>Accessibility options to the interactive digital resources on the ThinkLink&trade; platform for effective planning and engaged learning</li> <li>Spanish teaching and learning resources &ndash; available in print and digital</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Pathways Grade 5 Mixtures and Solutions Collection

FOSS Pathways Energy Science Resources Student Book

FOSS Pathways Energy Science Resources Student Book, Pack of 16

FOSS Pathways Energy Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition

FOSS Pathways Energy Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition, Pack of 16

FOSS Pathways Energy Student Consumable Booklet

FOSS Pathways Energy Student Consumable Booklet, Spanish Edition

FOSS Energy Conversion Kit, NG to Pathways, with 32 Seats Digital Access

FOSS Pathways Complete Grade Level Kit, Print/Digital, Grade 4, with 32 Seats Digital Access

FOSS Pathways Science Resources Student Book, Grade 4

<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>The Energy Module has four investigations that focus on the concepts that energy is present whenever there is motion, electric current, sound, light, or heat, and that energy can transfer from one place to other. Five anchor phenomena drive the investigations.</p> <ul> <li>Anchor phenomenon 1&mdash;solar lights working and not working</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 2&mdash;sending and receiving text messages</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 3&mdash;knocking down bowling pins</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 4&mdash;unable to see during power outage</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 5&mdash;moving up and down</li> </ul><br> <ul> <p>Students investigate electricity and magnetism as related effects and engage in engineering design to convert energy from one form to another. They gather information about how energy is derived from natural resources and how that affects the environment and explore alternative sources of energy such as solar energy. They investigate how the amount of energy transfer changes when balls of different masses hit a stationary object. Students explore energy transfer through waves (repeating patterns of motion) that result in sound and motion. Students interpret data to build explanations from evidence and make predictions of future events. They develop models to represent how energy moves from place to place in electric circuits and in waves. Students gain experiences that will contribute to the understanding of crosscutting concepts of patterns; cause and effect; systems and system models; and energy and matter.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><p>FOSS Curriculum:</p> <ul> <li>Allows students to be active investigators instead of passive learners</li> <li>Is built around firsthand exploration of relevant phenomena using classroom-proven theories and practices to engage all students</li> <li>Aligned to NGSS, Framework for K to 12 Science, and Common Core standards</li> <li>Provides unmatched professional learning, including hands-on &amp; virtual teacher workshops</li></div><div class="in-box-description"></ul> <p>Resources available in this collection include:</p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive hands-on equipment kits made exclusively for FOSS</li> <li><strong><em>Investigations Guide </em></strong>(Teacher Edition Book) core instructional hardcover spiral-bound book provides educators with the support to successfully facilitate the investigations - available in print and digital</li> <li><strong><em>Teacher Resources</em></strong> with educative support to effectively teach standards - available in digital</li> <li><strong><em>FOSS Science Resources</em></strong> <strong><em>book</em></strong> (Student Edition Book) for students to build expository reading skills and highlight STEM careers - available in print and digital</li> <li>Accessibility options to the interactive digital resources on the ThinkLink&trade; platform for effective planning and engaged learning</li> <li>Spanish teaching and learning resources &ndash; available in print and digital</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Pathways Energy Collection, Grade 4

FOSS Pathways Earth and Sun Kit, with 32 Seats Digital Access, Grade 5

FOSS Pathways Earth and Sun Science Resources Student Book

FOSS Pathways Earth and Sun Science Resources Student Book, Pack of 16

FOSS Pathways Earth and Sun Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition

FOSS Pathways Earth and Sun Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition, Pack of 16

FOSS Pathways Earth and Sun Student Consumable Booklet

FOSS Pathways Earth and Sun Student Consumable Booklet, Spanish Edition

FOSS Earth and Sun Conversion Kit, NG to Pathways, with 32 Seats Digital Access

<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It travels around the Sun in a nearly circular orbit at a distance of about 150 million kilometers. Earth is water rich, with 71% of the planet&rsquo;s surface covered with&nbsp;water. It is surrounded by a shallow atmosphere of nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%), and small amounts of a lot of other gases. Students investigate the patterns observed in the sky over a day, a month, a year, and more, and their effects on Earth. Four anchor phenomena drive the investigations.</p> <ul> <li>Anchor phenomenon 1&mdash;Hot sand and cool water</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 2&mdash;Water movement</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 3&mdash;In the shade then sunlight</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 4&mdash;One or many stars</li> </ul> <br> <ul> <p>The Earth and Sun Module provides students with experiences to explore the properties of the atmosphere, the energy transfer from the Sun to Earth, and the dynamics of weather and water cycling in Earth&rsquo;s atmosphere. The constant renewal of water on Earth&rsquo;s land surfaces by the activities in the atmosphere is one of the defining characteristics of Earth, the water planet. Other experiences help students to develop and use models to understand Earth&rsquo;s place in the solar system, and the interactions of Earth, the Sun, and the Moon to reveal predictable patterns&mdash;daily length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of stars in the night sky. Students gain experiences that will contribute to their understanding of the crosscutting concepts of patterns; cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and system models; and energy and matter.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><p>FOSS Curriculum:</p> <ul> <li>Allows students to be active investigators instead of passive learners</li> <li>Is built around firsthand exploration of relevant phenomena using classroom-proven theories and practices to engage all students</li> <li>Aligned to NGSS, Framework for K to 12 Science, and Common Core standards</li> <li>Provides unmatched professional learning, including hands-on &amp; virtual teacher workshops</li></ul></div><div class="in-box-description"><p>Resources available in this collection include:</p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive hands-on equipment kits made exclusively for FOSS</li> <li><strong><em>Investigations Guide </em></strong>(Teacher Edition Book) core instructional hardcover spiral-bound book provides educators with the support to successfully facilitate the investigations - available in print and digital</li> <li><strong><em>Teacher Resources</em></strong> with educative support to effectively teach standards - available in digital</li> <li><strong><em>FOSS Science Resources</em></strong> <strong><em>book</em></strong> (Student Edition Book) for students to build expository reading skills and highlight STEM careers - available in print and digital</li> <li>Accessibility options to the interactive digital resources on the ThinkLink&trade; platform for effective planning and engaged learning</li> <li>Spanish teaching and learning resources &ndash; available in print and digital</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Pathways Grade 5 Earth and Sun Collection

FOSS Pathways Insects and Plants Refill Kit

How do plants and insects interact? And what does it mean for the rest of the ecosystem? This refill kit allows children to keep the experiments going. Supports labs for up to three classrooms.

FOSS Pathways Insects and Plants Science Resources Student Book

FOSS Pathways Insects and Plants Science Resources Student Book, Pack of 8

FOSS Pathways Insects and Plants Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition

FOSS Pathways Insects and Plants Science Resources Student Book, Spanish Edition, Pack of 8

FOSS Pathways Insects and Plants Student Consumable Booklet

Introduce key biology lessons through this consumable booklet exploring the relationship between insects and plants. Burrow into their world, with plenty of space to write and draw. Part of the FOSS Pathways Insects and Plants module.

<div class="long-description"><h2>Description</h2><p>This module provides grade 2 students with life science core ideas dealing with organisms, their interactions, and the diversity of habitats where they live. In order to provide young students with in-depth opportunities to experience biodiversity, they will become naturalists and study insects and plants in and out of their classroom.</p> <p>Students investigate three phenomena:</p> <ul> <li>Anchor phenomenon 1&mdash;Different insects in the park</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 2&mdash;Plants growing in sidewalk cracks</li> <li>Anchor phenomenon 3&mdash;Bees and butterflies visiting flowers</li> </ul> <p>Students ask questions to find out about organisms based on firsthand observations with several organisms they observe over time in the classroom while using media to compare the organisms that live in different habitats. They plan and carry out investigations with beetles and butterflies to analyze and interpret data about an animal&rsquo;s needs in their habitat during different stages in their life. They grow a flowering plant in the classroom and use a simulation to test conditions needed for plant growth. They gain experience with the ways plants and insects interact in feeding relationships and pollination and how animals facilitate seed dispersal.</p> <p>Throughout the Insects and Plants Module, students develop and use models, plan and carry out investigations, and analyze data to answer questions and construct explanations. Students gain experiences that contribute to their understanding of the crosscutting concepts of patterns; cause and effect; systems and system models; and structure and function.</p></div><div class="feature-description"><h2>Features</h2><p>FOSS Curriculum:</p> <ul> <li>Allows students to be active investigators instead of passive learners</li> <li>Is built around firsthand exploration of relevant phenomena using classroom-proven theories and practices to engage all students</li> <li>Aligned to NGSS, Framework for K to 12 Science, and Common Core standards</li> <li>Provides unmatched professional learning, including hands-on &amp; virtual teacher workshops</li></ul></div><div class="in-box-description"><p>Resources available in this collection include:</p> <ul> <li>Comprehensive hands-on equipment kits made exclusively for FOSS</li> <li><strong><em>Investigations Guide </em></strong>(Teacher Edition Book) core instructional hardcover spiral-bound book provides educators with the support to successfully facilitate the investigations - available in print and digital</li> <li><strong><em>Teacher Resources</em></strong> with educative support to effectively teach standards - available in digital</li> <li><strong><em>FOSS Science Resources</em></strong> <strong><em>book</em></strong> (Student Edition Book) for students to build expository reading skills and highlight STEM careers - available in print and digital</li> <li>Accessibility options to the interactive digital resources on the ThinkLink&trade; platform for effective planning and engaged learning</li> <li>Spanish teaching and learning resources &ndash; available in print and digital</li> </ul></div>

FOSS Pathways Grade 2 Insects and Plants Collection

FOSS Core Curriculum

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FOSS Pathways Grade 2 Insects and Plants Collection

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FOSS Pathways - Grade 4 Energy Kit, with 32 Seats Digital Access

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FOSS Pathways Mixtures and Solutions Kit with 32 Seats Digital Access, Grade 5

$2,234.00