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FOSS Next Generation Observing Nature Collection, Item Number 2092975

FOSS Next Generation Observing Nature Collection

Description

To a young student, the oak on the corner, the pines at the park, and the orange tree at school are all phenomena. The anchor phenomenon for this module is trees in an environment. The driving question is What is a tree? Systematic investigation of trees and their leaves, the animals that make their home in leaf litter, the soil and rocks around the roots, and the wood that comes from trees will bring students to a better understanding of the place of trees at school and in the community.

These five investigations use local trees through the seasons to provide pre-K students with age-appropriate experiences with life, earth, and physical science. These experiences will serve them well as they investigate these concepts in more sophisticated ways when they are in kindergarten.

Throughout this module students engage in science and engineering practices by asking questions, participating in collaborative investigations, observing, recording, and interpreting data to build explanations, and obtaining information from photographs. They have opportunities to draw and label their observations, and to share their ideas verbally with their peers and adults. Students gain experiences that expose them to the crosscutting concepts of patterns, cause and effect, and structure and function.

Features

FOSS Curriculum:

  • Allows students to be active investigators instead of passive learners
  • Is built around firsthand exploration of relevant phenomena using classroom-proven theories and practices to engage all students
  • Aligned to NGSS, Framework for K to 12 Science, and Common Core standards
  • Provides unmatched professional learning, including hands-on & virtual teacher workshops

Resources available in this collection include:

  • Comprehensive hands-on equipment kits made exclusively for FOSS
  • Investigations Guide (Teacher Edition Book) core instructional hardcover spiral-bound book provides educators with the support to successfully facilitate the investigations - available in print and digital
  • Teacher Resources with educative support to effectively teach standards - available in digital
  • FOSS Science Resources book (Student Edition Book) for students to build expository reading skills and highlight STEM careers - available in print and digital
  • Accessibility options to the interactive digital resources on the ThinkLink™ platform for effective planning and engaged learning
  • Spanish teaching and learning resources – available in print and digital
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