- SDUSD Course of Study
Link to FOSS California earth, physical, and life science modules by grade level - CA State Content Standards
Link to the California Department of Education - STAR CST Testing Blueprints Link to the California Department of Education
- California Standards Test (CST) Released Items Link to the California Department of Education
- California Science Framework Link to the California Department of Education
- FossWeb CA Official site for the district adopted FOSS California curriculum.
- SBRC Support (on SharePoint) District intranet site supports all academic areas. Access SAMPLE Bodies of Evidence, Marking Worksheets, Rubrics and more.
- SharePoint Access Instructions
The resources listed below are intended to support classroom teachers looking to incorporate more science into their classrooms beyond the district adopted curriculum, FOSS California. The resources are also intended to support sciene lab teachers.
- San Diego Science Alliance - San Diego Science Alliance is the catalyst for improving K-12 science education in San Diego County. We deliver quality experiential programs, build bridges between the region’s diverse business, education and scientific research communities, and foster public/private partnerships to increase science literacy. Link to the San Diego Science Resource Catalog - A searchable listing of local K-12 science education resources
- Animal Planet
- Bill Nye
- Discovery Education
- Dirtmeister's Science Lab - Visit Scholastic -"Get your hands on science with a fun experiment from Dirtmeister - and make science come alive in your classroom!"
- Exploratorium - Visit the Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception's EDUCATE 'Tools for Teaching' section.
- Exploratorium - Visit the Museum of Science, Art and Human Perception's EXPLORE section. Includes Sport Science, Frogs, and Space Weather among others.
- FEMA - Parents & Teachers page has activities, curriculum and safety information you can use in the classroom or at home!
- PBS Kids
- PBS Kids - ZOOM
- PBS Kids - DragonFlyTV - Get your students exploring science! Download the DragonflyTV Educator's Guides to get kids started on their own inquiry investigations. The activities are developed with the National Science Teacher's Association. They're aligned with today's science standards, and they're ideal for the classroom or for after-school programs.
- NASA
- National Air and Space Museum - The National Air and Space Museum offers a variety of free educational programs for school groups and organized youth groups. Here you will find information on educational activities at the Museum as well as resources provided for classroom learning.
- National Geographic Kids
- San Diego ZOO
- SeaWorld
- Science Explorations - Visit Scholastic - "Put authentic learning in students' hands. The rich, interactive content, was developed by Scholastic in partnership with the American Musuem of Natural History."
- Time For Kids -
- US Geological Society - USGS on-line resources (publications and web sites) to an established list of Science and History-Social Science content standards for California*. Selected other science agencies and USGS collaborative organization web resources are included. This website is a "pilot" effort to promote web-based resources in support of state and national education standards.
- Year Of Science 2009