6-8 Science
Sixth Grade Science
The OpenSciEd Middle School Program is organized around units that each target a bundle of performance expectations. The program is sequenced to enable units to build on what students have developed in prior units while supporting the development of the three dimensions of NGSS, disciplinary core ides (DCIs), crosscutting concepts (CCCs), and science and engineering practices (SEPs) coherently across the program. This coherence allows for presenting the concepts in a way that makes sense to students. Materials were designed to motivate student learning and help students see science as more connected to their lives.
List of Main Themes:
6.1 Light and Matter
6.2 Thermal Energy
6.3 Weather, Climate & Water Cycling
6.4 Place Tectonics & Rock Cycling
6.5 Natural Hazards
6.6 Cells & Systems
Primary Text
: OpenSciEd Middle School Program Overview
Seventh Grade Science
The OpenSciEd Middle School Program is organized around units that each target a bundle of performance expectations. The program is sequenced to enable units to build on what students have developed in prior units while supporting the development of the three dimensions of NGSS, disciplinary core ides (DCIs), crosscutting concepts (CCCs), and science and engineering practices (SEPs) coherently across the program. This coherence allows for presenting the concepts in a way that makes sense to students. Materials were designed to motivate student learning and help students see science as more connected to their lives.
List of Main Themes:
7.1 Chemical Reactions & Matter
7.2 Chemical Reactions & Energy
7.3 Metabolic Reactions
7.4 Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis
7.5 Ecosystem Dynamics & Biodiversity
7.6 Earth’s Resources & Human Impact
Primary Text
: OpenSciEd Middle School Program Overview
Eighth Grade Science
The OpenSciEd Middle School Program is organized around units that each target a bundle of performance expectations. The program is sequenced to enable units to build on what students have developed in prior units while supporting the development of the three dimensions of NGSS, disciplinary core ides (DCIs), crosscutting concepts (CCCs), and science and engineering practices (SEPs) coherently across the program. This coherence allows for presenting the concepts in a way that makes sense to students. Materials were designed to motivate student learning and help students see science as more connected to their lives.
List of Main Themes:
8.1 Contact Forces
8.2 Sound Waves
8.3 Forces at a Distance
8.4 Earth in Space
8.5 Genetics
8.6 Natural Selection & Common Ancestry
Primary Text: OpenSciEd Middle School Program Overview