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The following are primarily designed for After School Program Providers/Community Organizations. More units

Title	Audiences	Format	Grades	Sessions
Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) from Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)		Portable Document Format (PDF) Web page	3 - 8

The following can be adapted for After School Program Providers/Community Organizations.

Title	Audiences	Format	Grades	Sessions
Ant Homes Under the Ground from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	12 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Eggs Eggs Everywhere from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	9 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Elephants and Their Young from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	17 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Ladybugs from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Mother Opossum and Her Babies from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	12 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Penguins and Their Young from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Teacher guide	PreK - 1	14 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Tree Homes from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	PreK - 1	12 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FAMILY MATH for Young Children: Comparing from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids	Book	PreK - 3
FOSS Fabric Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	K - K
Frog Math from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	K - 3	6 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to the Rocky Seashore from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 3	-14 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Treasure Boxes from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers	Book Teacher guide	K - 3	6 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FAMILY MATH II: Achieving Success in Mathematics from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids	Book	K - 6
FAMILY MATH from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids	Book	K - 8
Matemática para la Familia from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids	Book	K - 8
PASS Vol. 02: Planetarium Activities for Schools from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 9	-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 03: Resources for Teaching Astronomy & Space Science from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 9	-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to Marine Science Field Trips: Central California from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 12
PASS Vol. 01: Planetarium Educator's Workshop Guide from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - 12	-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 04: A Manual for Using Portable Planetariums from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	K - Adult
FOSS Air and Weather Module (California Edition) from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit	1 - 1
FOSS Plants and Animals Module (California Edition) from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit	1 - 1
FOSS Plants and Animals Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	1 - 2
FOSS Insects and Plants Module (California Edition) from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit	2 - 2
MARE Teacher's Guide to the Sandy Beach from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	2 - 4	-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FOSS Matter and Energy Module (California Edition) from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit	3 - 3
FOSS Sun, Moon, and Stars Module (California Edition) from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit	3 - 3
FOSS Human Body Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	3 - 4
FOSS Ideas and Inventions Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Kit	3 - 4
FOSS Magnetism and Electricity Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	3 - 4
FOSS Physics of Sound Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	3 - 4
FOSS Structures of Life Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	3 - 4
Electric Circuits from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers	Book Teacher guide	3 - 6	11 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
SAVI/SELPH Modules from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Book Kit	3 - 8
FOSS Magnetism and Electricity Module (California Edition) from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit	4 - 4
CHEM-2: Chemicals, Health, Environment and Me from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Kit Teacher guide	4 - 6	30-45 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to the Kelp Forest from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	4 - 6	-25 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Fingerprinting from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	4 - 8	3 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Quadice from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators		4 - 8	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Get It Together from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH		Book	4 - 12
HÃ¡ganlo Juntos from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers	Book	4 - 12
PASS Vol. 06: Red Planet Mars from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	4 - Adult
PASS Vol. 13: Northern Lights from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	4 - Adult	1 class session of 45-60 minutes.
FOSS Environments Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	5 - 6
FOSS Food and Nutrition Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	5 - 6
FOSS Levers and Pulleys Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	5 - 6
FOSS Mixtures and Solutions Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students	Kit	5 - 6
FOSS Solar Energy Module from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Kit	5 - 6
FAMILY MATH—The Middle School years, Algebraic Reasoning and Number Sense from EQUALS and FAMILY MATH	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids	Book	5 - 8
Math Around the World from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers	Book Teacher guide	5 - 8	8 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Messages from Space from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	5 - 8	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 05: Constellations Tonight from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - 8
PASS Vol. 07: Moons of the Solar System from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - 8
PASS Vol. 11 Astronomy of the Americas from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - 8	-5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Environmental Detectives from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	5 - 9	14 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 08: Colors From Space from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - Adult
PASS Vol. 09: How Big Is the Universe? from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - Adult
PASS Vol. 10 Who "Discovered" America? from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - Adult
PASS Vol. 12: Stonehenge from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book	5 - Adult
Chemical Reactions from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	2 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Discovering Density from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	5 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Experimenting with Model Rockets from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	6 - 8	7 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FOSS Science Resources Student Books: Middle School from Full Option Science SystemÂ® (FOSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Book	6 - 8
Plate Tectonics from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Science Museum Professionals	Book Teacher guide	6 - 8	8 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Environmental Impact: Comparing Industries from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	12-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Groundwater Contamination: Trouble in Fruitvale from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	14-22 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Hazardous Materials Investigations: The Barrel Mystery from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	10-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Household Chemicals: Better by Design from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	23-38 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Investigating Energy from the Sun from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	12-18 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Investigating Environmental Health Risks from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	10-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Investigating Food Safety from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	10-15 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Investigating Wastewater: Solutions and Pollution from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	17-21 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Living With Plastics from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	12-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Thresholds and Toxicology from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	14-21 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Waste Disposal: Computers and the Environment from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 10	12-15 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Decision Making: Probability and Risk Assessment from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators	Kit Teacher guide	6 - 12	12-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Teacher's Guide to Coral Reefs from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	7 - 9	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Climate Change from Global Systems Science (GSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Energy Flow from Global Systems Science (GSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Energy Use from Global Systems Science (GSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Losing Biodiversity from Global Systems Science (GSS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Science Museum Professionals	Book	9 - 12	10 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Science and Math Explorations for Young Children from Great Explorations in Math and ScienceÂ® (GEMS)	After School Program Providers/Community Organizations Classroom Teachers & Students Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers Educators/Curriculum Coordinators Homeschoolers Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids Science Museum Professionals	Book	Adult - Adult

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