Middle School Science Program
Middle School Science Program
The Middle School Science Program is designed for students at any ability level. Units at each grade level were developed by the district's middle school teachers using the Next Generation Science Standards. These units use a spiraled approach to teaching science in which students will be exposed to the three major areas of science each year: Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science. In addition to the spiralled curriculum, each science unit uses a phenomenon-based approach in which the students act as scientists to develop an explanation for the phenomenon.
Middle School Science Courses
6th Grade Science Topics - Cells and Growth, Forces, Newton's Laws, Seasons
7th Grade Science Topics - Energy, Pressure, Kinetic Theory of Matter, Properties of Water, Plate Tectonics, Ecology
8th Grade Topics- Chemical Changes, Molecules and Atoms, Genetics, Evolution, Climate, Climate Change