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Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding is a K-8 secular science curriculum written by Dr. Bernard Nebel. The program is organized around an interlocking map of concepts across four threads — Nature of Matter, Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Physical Science and Technology — with each lesson explicitly prerequisite-linked to earlier ones. Volume 1 targets grades K-2, Volume 2 grades 3-5, and Volume 3 grades 6-8. Because the teacher-facing text carries the instructional load and activities rely on common materials, BFSU is inexpensive but parent-intensive.
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- BFSU Volume 1 K-2
- Volume 2 Grades 3-5
- Volume 3 Grades 6-8
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