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vision statement

All citizens of the Augusta Elementary School community are learners and share these values that promote learning, citizenship and a sense of belonging: honesty, kindness, respect, trust, responsibility, teamwork and courtesy

Science

As stated in the FOSS program, there are three goals to be achieved throughout the FOSS Science program:

1)  Scientific Literacy.  Provide all students with the science experiences that are appropriate to their cognitive stages of development and serve as a foundation for more advanced ideas. 

2)  Instructional Efficiency.  Provide teachers with a program that is complete, flexible, and easy-to-use that reflects on current research and instructional methodologies. 

3)  System Reform.  Meet science standards set for knowledge and thinking in the 21st century. 

In FOSS students use the scientific process including (as stated in the FOSS program):

 
  • Observing
  • Comparing
  • Relating
  • Applying
  • Communicating
  • Organizing
  • Inferring
      


Throughout fourth grade we uncover the following 4 FOSS Science units:

v    Measurement

§        "The FOSS Measurement Module consists of four investigations, each designed to emphasize a particular type of metric measurement-length, mass, temperature, and volume."  (as stated in FOSS Science)
·        The First Straw
·        Weight Watching
·        Take Me To Your Liter
·        The Third Degree

v    Rocks and Minerals

§        "The Earth Materials Module consists of four sequential investigations dealing with observable characteristics of solid materials from the earth- rocks and minerals including (as stated in FOSS Science):
·        Mock Rocks
·        Scratch Test
·        Calcite Quest
·        Take It For Granite

Birthstone Research report 

v    The Human Body

§        "The Human Body Module consists of four sequential investigations that engage students in thoughtful activities about the form and function of a most remarkable machine, their own body" including (as stated in FOSS Science):
·        Bones
·        Joints
·        Muscles
·        Coordination

v    Magnets and Electricity

§        "The Magnetism and Electricity Module consists of five sequential investigations, each designed to introduce or reinforce concepts in physical science.  The investigations provide opportunities for students to explore the natural and human-made worlds by observing and manipulating materials in focused settings using simple tools."  (as stated in FOSS Science)  Investigations include:
·        The Force
·        Making Connections
·        Advanced Connections
·        Current Attractions