ACC teachers use the MN science standards to provide science instruction. The Full Option Science System is used to support science instruction.

The Full Option Science System™ (FOSS) philosophy is to engage scholars in science through active learning. Every Full Option Science System (FOSS) investigation follows a similar design to provide multiple exposures to science concepts. The design includes these pedagogies:

Active investigation, including outdoor experiences
Recording in science notebooks to answer the focus question
Reading in FOSS Science Resources
Assessment to monitor progress and motivate scholar reflection on learning

In practice, these components are seamlessly integrated into a continuum designed to maximize every scholar’s opportunity to learn. An instructional sequence may move from one pedagogy to another and back again to ensure adequate coverage of a concept.