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TitleAudiencesFormatGradesSessions
FOSS Wood and Paper Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
     
Kit
K - K 
FOSS Wood and Paper Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
Kit
K - K 
FOSS Science Resources Student Books: Grades K-2 (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Book
K - 2 
FOSS Science Stories: Grades K-2
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Book
K - 2 
FOSSweb Interactive Activities: Grades K-2
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Flash
Web page
K - 2 
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.
FOSS Teacher Preparation Videos (K-5: California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Digital Video Disk (DVD)
Flash
K - 5 
FOSSweb Interactive Activities (California Edition): Grades K-5
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Flash
Shockwave
Web page
K - 5 
FOSS Teacher Preparation Videos (K-6)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Digital Video Disk (DVD)
Flash
K - 6 
FOSSweb
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
  • Science Museum Professionals
Web page
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 System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
1 - 1 
FOSS Air and Weather Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
1 - 2 
FOSS Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
1 - 2 
FOSS Pebbles, Sand, and Silt Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
2 - 2 
Shoreline Science
from Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading®
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Book
Student book
Teacher guide
2 - 340 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Soil Habitats
from Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading®
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Book
Teacher guide
2 - 340 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
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 Sun, Moon, and Stars Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
3 - 3 
FOSS Earth Materials Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
3 - 4 
FOSS Sun, Moon, and Stars Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
3 - 4 
FOSS Water Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
3 - 4 
FOSS Science Resources Student Books: Grades 3-5 (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Book
3 - 5 
FOSS Science Resources Student Books: Grades 3-6
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Book
3 - 6 
FOSS Science Stories: Grades 3-6
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Book
3 - 6 
FOSSweb Interactive Activities: Grades 3-6
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Flash
Shockwave
Web page
3 - 6 
SAVI/SELPH Modules
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Book
Kit
3 - 8 
FOSS Solid Earth Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
4 - 4 
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.
Moons of Jupiter
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
4 - 85 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Oobleck
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
4 - 84 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Stories in Stone
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
4 - 88 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
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 
FOSS Water Planet Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
5 - 5 
FOSS Landforms Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
5 - 6 
FOSS Solar Energy Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Science Museum Professionals
Kit
5 - 6 
FOSS Water Planet Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
5 - 6 
Astronomy of the Americas (PASS)
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
5 - 85 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
IAES: Issues and Earth Science
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
eBook
Kit
Student book
Teacher guide
Web page
5 - 8137-171 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Messages from Space
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
5 - 810 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Ocean Currents
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
Book
Teacher guide
5 - 87 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Only One Ocean
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
Book
Teacher guide
5 - 811 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.
Earth, Moon, and Stars
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
5 - 96 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Environmental Detectives
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
5 - 914 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
HOU Hands On Solar System
from Hands-On Universe™ (HOU)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
 5 - 914 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
PASS Vol. 08: Colors From Space
from Planetarium Activities for Student Success (PASS)
     
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 
Acid Rain
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
6 - 88 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Experimenting with Model Rockets
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
6 - 87 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FOSS Earth History Course
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
6 - 8 
FOSS Middle School Multimedia
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Flash
Shockwave
Web page
6 - 8 
FOSS Planetary Science Course
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
6 - 8 
FOSS Science Resources Student Books: Middle School
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Book
6 - 8 
FOSS Teacher Preparation Videos (Middle School)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Digital Video Disk (DVD)
Flash
6 - 8 
FOSS Weather and Water Course
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
6 - 8 
Invisible Universe
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
Book
Teacher guide
6 - 85 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
River Cutters
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
6 - 87 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
The Real Reasons for Seasons
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
Book
Teacher guide
6 - 88 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 - 1014-22 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 - 1012-18 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 - 910 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 - 1210 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 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Global Systems Science
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
9 - 1250 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Hands-On Universe High School Curriculum
from Hands-On Universe™ (HOU)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
 9 - 12-15 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Life and Climate
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
     
Book
9 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Ozone
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
9 - 1210 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
S&S: Science and Sustainability
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
eBook
Kit
Student book
Teacher guide
Web page
9 - 12160-180 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.

The following can be adapted for Classroom Teachers & Students.

TitleAudiencesFormatGradesSessions
San Francisco Bay View
from ScienceVIEW
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
  • Science Museum Professionals
Web page
K - 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 - Adult1 class session of 45-60 minutes.
Living with a Star
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Book
Compact Disk (CD-ROM)
Teacher guide
6 - 86 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Plate Tectonics
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
6 - 88 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.

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