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Mac users should upgrade to Shockwave 11.5 to use the FOSSweb activities.

If you are using a Mac, please download and install the latest version of Shockwave from www.adobe.com (Shockwave 11.5). There may be some remaining display issues with this version of Shockwave, but most activities are working as intended. To read more about downloading and installing shockwave, please read our FAQ.


Spanish Resources Available for FOSS CA

We have lots of FOSS CA resources available in Spanish! Check out the list below and feel free to email us if you have any questions!

Free Resources on FOSSweb.com/CA

a. Duplication masters.
Science notebooks sheets, teacher masters, and assessment masters for FOSS CA are available as PDFs. Go to the module, click on Teacher Resources, and then Duplication Masters. For the assessment masters, you'll need a user name and password which you can get from your district science coordinator or request using the online form.

b. Vocabulary.
The vocabulary for each module is available in Spanish. Go to the module and click on Vocabulary.

c. Cards used as equipment.
In some modules, we have sets of cards as equipment and these have been translated into Spanish. The Spanish cards are available on FOSSweb.com/CA in the Important Updates sections of Teacher Resources. Here are the cards available in Spanish:

- K Trees Module, Landforms cards, 24/set
- Gr 1  Plants and Animals, Eight sets of organisms cards, 8 cards/set (there are 8 different sets for 8 habitats.)
- Gr 3 Structures of Life, same as for Plants and Animals, Eight sets of organisms cards
- Gr 4 Environments:
Food Web cards, Mono Lake, 2/set
Food Web cards, Monterey Bay, 12/set
Food Web cards, Woods Ecosystem, 20/set
- Gr 5 Water Planet, Solar System cards, 18/set

Resources Available for purchase through Delta Education (contact your FOSS CA sales representative for more information)

a. Science Resources Books.
The Science Resources books for all grades are available in Spanish.

b. Science Notebooks
Bound science notebooks are available in Spanish.


FOSS MAC and PC Multimedia Security Updates (10-25-06) Click Here

Two security settings (on Flash Player 8 and ActiveX Controls) could interfere with the use of FOSS CD-ROMS or FOSSweb Flash activities on PCs and Macs. For information on resolving these issues, click here.


 
 

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