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FOSS MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM COMPONENTS
FOSS Middle School is a general science curriculum for students
and their teachers in grades 6–8. The curriculum is
organized into topical courses under three strands: Earth
and Space Science, Life Science,
and Physical Science and Technology. Each
course is an in-depth unit requiring 9–12 weeks to teach.
This course, designed for students in grades 7–8, includes
the following interconnected components:
- A detailed Earth History Teacher Guide
in a three-ring binder, including overview, materials
preparation, goals and objectives, at-a-glance investigation
chart, science background, lesson plans, transparency
masters, teacher answer sheets, assessments with masters
and scoring guides, CD-ROM user guide, and references
(books, multimedia, websites). Each chapter of the
teacher guide is separated by tabs for easy use. Earth
History has eight investigations, each with
two to six parts.
- Kit of student laboratory equipment
packaged for multiple classes of 32 students each.
The kit also contains class resource materials such
as posters, maps, and videos. Each course is designed
for one teacher working with five sections of students
per day. The kit also includes 44 transparencies
for the investigations.
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- FOSS Earth History Resources
book (106 pages) containing images,
data, and readings for each student.
- FOSS Earth History Lab Notebook
containing 47 student sheets and organizers for the
investigations. This can be a consumable book for
each student or serve as a set of duplication masters
for the teacher.
- FOSS Earth History CD-ROM
for use as a whole-class demonstration tool as well
as an individual or small-group interactive instructional
tool. The CD-ROM is woven into the instruction and
is linked to each investigation through the on-line
Teacher Guide.
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