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Title: Full Option Science System (FOSS Kits)
| Grade Level: | K - 2, 3 - 5 |
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| Type: | Equipment kit, hands-on materials, teacher's guide, video |
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| Publisher: | Britannica |
| Year of pub.: | 1995 |
| Price: | $300-$500 |
Description: FOSS science kits provide an inquiry-based, hands-on science experience for K-6 students, laying the foundation for study of higher level scientific concepts by middle and high school students. A number of the kits address genetics concepts or their forerunners, including "Animals Two by Two" (Kindergarten), "New Plants" (1st grade), "Insects" (2nd gr.), "Structures of Life" (3rd gr.), "Measurement" (4th gr.), "Environments" (5th-6th gr.), "Variables" (5th-6th gr.), and "Models and Designs" (5th-6th gr.).
Strengths: The FOSS kit curriculum is inquiry based, developmentally appropriate, and teacher friendly.
Weaknesses: Teachers will need to independently determine what materials and concepts in the kit are related to genetics and be conscious of their role in laying the foundation for genetics study by older students.
Keywords: Inheritance, DNA structure, genes, chromosomes, variation, cells, sexual reproduction, biodiversity, evolution, human, mammalian, plant
Genetics concepts addressed: Various genetics
concepts are covered by different life sciences kits.
(view genetics concepts)
Other subjects addressed:
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