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FOSS Grades 3-6 Modules Preview - an overview of the activities and resources that are available on FOSSweb for Grades 3-6.

You can click on the crayfish icon on the FOSSweb.com welcome page and travel to the FOSS Grades 3-6 icons page shown here.

This site contains sixteen modules.

Click on a course icon and within each module, you will find

FOSSweb.com contains on-line activities based on grade school curriculum developed by the FOSS Program at the Lawrence Hall of Science. They make wonderful integrative experiences for the FOSS modules or great stand-alone, science-based games for the whole family.

The on-line activities relate to the FOSS Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science, and Scientific Reasoning strands. Students are challenged to apply what they have learned in innovative and fun ways. Students are challenged to apply what they have learned in innovative and fun ways. In the Earth Materials Module, for example, students must test the hardness of the walls using Mohs' Mineral Hardness Scale to escape from a "castle of doom." In the Levers and Pulleys Module, students develop a simple machine in order to get a clown on a stage. Each of the sixteen modules has at least one activity.

Earth Materials activity		Levers and Pulleys activity

On-line Resources

FOSSweb.com contains a multitude of resource materials for your curiosity. Pictures, movies, related websites, books, and software are compiled for each topic and added to the site on a regular basis.
Students may also find answers to science-related questions provided by the FOSS staff at the Lawrence Hall of Science in the Ask a Scientist section.
Teachers can get helpful information on implementing FOSS in the classroom from Tips & Tricks and Plant and Animal Care.
Parents can stay up-to-date on what their children are doing in the classroom through the Module Summary and Home/School Connection sections. These sections also help parents continue their child's learning by providing activities they can do together at home.