Animals Two by Two of FOSS Life
Animals Standards Alignment
Animals Kit Inventory
Students observe and describe the structures and behavior of an organism and then compare the organism to a similar one: guppies and goldfish, land snails and water snails, and earthworms and night crawlers.
New Plants of FOSS Life
New Plants Standards Alignment
New Plants Kit Inventory
Students experience the diversity of life in the plant kingdom. They observe the structures of flowering plants and discover the ways to propagate new plants from mature plants (from seeds, bulbs, roots, cuttings). They observe and describe changes that occur as plants grow and develop, and organize their observations on a calendar and in a journal.
Insects of FOSS Life
Insects Standards Alignment
Insects Kit Inventory
Students observe and compare insect structures and behaviors in different stages of the life cycle of a variety of insects (darkling beetles, milkweed bugs, wax moths, silk moths, painted lady butterflies, crickets). They discuss and record findings, and pose questions to be resolved.
Structures of Life of FOSS Life
Structures Standards Alignment
Structures Kit Inventory
Students work with living organisms to explore different functions: growth, survival, and reproduction. Students compare properties of seeds and fruits, germinate seeds, and grow plants hydroponically to observe plant life cycle. They maintain crayfish and land snails, and observe and compare their structures and behaviors.
Human Body of FOSS Life
Human Body Standards Alignment
Human Body Kit Inventory
Students investigate the human skeleton with direct observation, photographs, diagrams, and models. They discover how different tissues (bone, muscle, ligament, tendon) work together to provide movement, protection, and structure. Students conduct a systematic investigation to find out how different parts of the body work together to coordinate responses to tactile and visual stimuli.
Environments of FOSS Life
Environments Standards Alignment
Environments Kit Inventory
Students gain experience with living and nonliving environmental factors in terrestrial and aquatic systems. Organisms maintained in the classroom are used to develop the concepts of environmental factor, range of tolerance, and optimum conditions for survival of populations. Students observe how organisms respond to environmental conditions and how they change their environment.
Food and Nutrition of FOSS Life
Food Standards Alignment
Food Kit Inventory
Students work with laboratory tools and techniques to test food using indicators to determine acid, vitamin C, fat, and sugar content. They use knowledge and nutritional information from product labels to plan and evaluate menus. They explore the relationship between the foods they eat and personal health.
Diversity of Life of FOSS Life
Kit Inventory
Students observe and maintain protists, plants, and animals in the classroom and study their characteristic features. The study progresses from macroscopic to microscopic observation to discover the fundamental unit of life, the cell. Students then investiogate organism subsystems and behaviors and consider their adaptive advantages for reproduction and survival. Concepts: cell, tissue, organism, structure, function, behavior, adaptation, system, interaction.
Human Body Systems of STC Life
Kit Inventory
Students have a natural curiosity about their bodies and how they work. Use this hands-on science module to tap that curiosity and extend their knowledge. The module's 23 lessons are divided into three parts: The Digestive System, the Respiratory System and Circulatory Systems, and the Musculoskeletal System.
Populations and Ecosystems of FOSS Physical
Kit Inventory
Students raise populations of organisms to discover population dynamics in a range of conditions from ideal to extreme. Populations (producers and consumers) are put together to discover balance. Concepts: predator/prey, food chain, consumer, producer, population, interdependence, ecosystem.