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FCPS science and STEM update: hands‑on instruction, ESSL visits and sustainability grants
Summary
Supervisors told the committee FCPS emphasizes hands‑on, phenomenon‑based science aligned to Maryland State Science Standards, highlighted the Earth and Space Science Lab (about 20,000 annual visits), upcoming science fairs and a Chesapeake Bay Trust grant supporting environmental literacy.
Colleen Beal, FCPS supervisor for pre‑K–12 science and STEM, presented the district’s approach to science instruction, curriculum review and student programming and described sustainability and partnership efforts.
Beal said FCPS focuses on hands‑on, phenomenon‑based instruction to build scientific literacy and disciplinary writing (claim‑evidence‑reasoning) across grade bands, and that the district adheres to the Maryland State Science Standards structured around disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering…
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