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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 Human Brain and Senses 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. Human Brain and Senses
has nine investigations, each with two to four parts.
- Kit of student laboratory equipment
packaged for multiple classes of 32 students each.
The kit also contains class resource materials such
as posters and videos. Each course is designed for
one teacher working with five sections of students
per day. The kit also includes 50 transparencies
for the investigations.
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- FOSS Human Brain and Senses Resources
book (79 pages) containing images, data,
and readings for each student.
- FOSS Human Brain and Senses Lab Notebook
containing 55 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 Human Brain and Senses
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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