Photos from the Ames Science Fair Here are some pictures from our a previous Science Fair at Ames Elementary. Enjoy! Our Primary Science Representative - Ms. Natasha Rubenstein Our Intermediate Science Representative - Ms. Nikki Schilling We use Foss Kits in the Classroom as possible Over the past 20 years, with the support of the National Science Foundation and the University of California at Berkeley, the Full Option Science System (FOSS) program has evolved into a curriculum for all students and their teachers, grades K–8. The current editions of FOSS (2000–2003) are the result of a rich collaboration between the FOSS/LHS development staff, the FOSS team at Delta Education, assessment specialists and educational researchers, dedicated professionals in the classroom and their students, administrators, parents, and scientists. Berkeley acknowledges the thousands of FOSS educators who have embraced the notion that science is an active process and thank them for their significant contributions to the development and implementation of the FOSS program.  Foss kit information   Naturalist - (Source: Walter McKenzie - www.surfaquarium.com) Core Characteristics: * Natural Orientation – identification with living organisms and their environments * Attribute Orientation – finding common traits among items * Categorization – identifying categories by attribute * Hierarchical Reasoning – ranking items by significance and relationship * Schematic Memory – internalizing and recalling information by attribute, category or hierarchy