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TitleAudiencesFormatGradesSessions
MARE Teacher's Guide to the Open Ocean
from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)
     
Book
  
MARE Teacher's Guide to Wetlands
from Marine Activities & Resources in Education (MARE)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Book
  
Ant Homes Under the Ground
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
PreK - 112 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Eggs Eggs Everywhere
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
PreK - 19 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Elephants and Their Young
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
PreK - 117 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Ladybugs
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
PreK - 15 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Mother Opossum and Her Babies
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
PreK - 112 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Penguins and Their Young
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Teacher guide
PreK - 114 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Tree Homes
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
PreK - 112 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FOSS Animals Two by Two Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
Kit
K - K 
FOSS Animals Two by Two Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
Kit
K - K 
FOSS Trees Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
Kit
K - K 
FOSS Trees Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
Kit
K - K 
FOSS New Plants Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
K - 2 
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 
Buzzing a Hive
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
K - 310 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.
FOSS Spanish Resources (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Kit
Student book
Teacher guide
K - 5 
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 Spanish Resources
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Kit
Student book
Teacher guide
K - 6 
FOSS Teacher Preparation Videos (K-6)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Digital Video Disk (DVD)
Flash
K - 6 
Investigating Artifacts
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
K - 66 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Terrarium Habitats
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Early Childhood Educators/Day Care Providers
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
 K - 65 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FOSSweb
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
     
Web page
K - 8 
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 
FOSS Plants and Animals 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 Insects and Plants Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
1 - 2 
FOSS Insects Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Science Museum Professionals
Kit
1 - 2 
FOSS Plants and Animals Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
1 - 2 
FOSS Science Resources Student Books: Grades 1-2
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Book
1 - 2 
FOSS Insects and Plants Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • 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.
On Sandy Shores
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
2 - 414 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Aquatic Habitats
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
2 - 65 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FOSS Structures of Life Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
3 - 3 
FOSS Human Body Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
3 - 4 
FOSS Structures of Life Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • 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 
Schoolyard Ecology
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
3 - 65 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
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 Environments 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.
Fingerprinting
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
4 - 83 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
MARE Build a Fish
from ScienceVIEW
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
Flash
4 - 8 
Microscopic Explorations
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
4 - 810 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
FOSS Living Systems Module (California Edition)
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
5 - 5 
FOSS Environments Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
5 - 6 
FOSS Food and Nutrition Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
5 - 6 
FOSS Living Systems Module
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Kit
5 - 6 
Animals in Action
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
5 - 85 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Flexibility and Strength Lab
from Health Activities Project (HAP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Book
5 - 8 
Heart Fitness Lab
from Health Activities Project (HAP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Book
5 - 8 
IALS: Issues and Life Science
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
eBook
Kit
Student book
Teacher guide
Web page
5 - 8151-187 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Life Through Time
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Homeschoolers
Book
Teacher guide
5 - 87-10 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.
Sight & Sound Lab
from Health Activities Project (HAP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Book
5 - 8 
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.
Skin Temperature Lab
from Health Activities Project (HAP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
Book
6 - 6 
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.
FOSS Diversity of Life Course
from Full Option Science System® (FOSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
Kit
6 - 8 
FOSS Human Brain & Senses 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 Populations and Ecosystems 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 
Learning About Learning
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
6 - 810 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
SALI: Science and Life Issues
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
eBook
Kit
Student book
Teacher guide
Web page
6 - 8151-183 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 - 1012-16 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 - 1014-22 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 - 1010-16 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 - 1023-38 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 - 1012-18 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 - 1010-16 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 - 1010-15 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 - 1017-21 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 - 1012-16 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 - 1014-21 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 - 1012-15 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 - 1212-16 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Global Warming & the Greenhouse Effect
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
  • Science Museum Professionals
Book
Teacher guide
7 - 88 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
IEY: Issues, Evidence & You
from Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Educators/Curriculum Coordinators
eBook
Kit
Student book
Teacher guide
Web page
7 - 9118-138 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.
Ecosystem Change
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.
Global Systems Science
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
Book
9 - 1250 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Life and Climate
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.
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 - 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.
Population Growth
from Global Systems Science (GSS)
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
 9 - Adult20 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.

The following can be adapted for Classroom Teachers & Students.

TitleAudiencesFormatGradesSessions
Animal Defenses
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
     
 PreK - K2 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Hide A Butterfly
from Great Explorations in Math and Science® (GEMS)
     
Book
Teacher guide
PreK - 13 class sessions of 45-60 minutes each.
Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)
from Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)
  • After School Program Providers/Community Organizations
  • Classroom Teachers & Students
  • Homeschoolers
  • Parents/Care Givers, Families, and Kids
  • Science Museum Professionals
Portable Document Format (PDF)
Web page
3 - 8 

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