Academics and Professional Learning

Science Instructional Scope and Sequences can be accessed by clicking on the links below.

Early Childhood Grades: (there is one document for the entire year, science units align with the FOCUS curriculum)

K0/K1: scope and sequence in development 

K2: FOSS Animals 2x2, FOSS Materials & Motion

Grade 1: FOSS Air & Weather, FOSS Plants & Animals, FOSS Sound & Light

Grade 2: FOSS Pebbles, Sand, & Silt, FOSS Solids & Liquids, FOSS Insects

Upper Elementary Grades: (there are separate documents for each unit)

Guidance on how to read and use the updated grades 3-5 scope and sequences can be found here.

Grade 3: FOSS Water & Climate, STC Motion & Design, FOSS Structures of Life

Grade 4: FOSS Soils, Rocks & Landforms, FOSS Energy, Smithsonian How Can We Provide Energy to People's Homes?

Grade 5: FOSS Earth & Sun, FOSS Mixtures & Solutions, STC Ecosystems

Middle Grades:

Grades 6-8: Scope and Sequences for the OpenSciEd units