Grade 6
Build models, establish evidence habits and connect ideas.
32 lessons · 8 subjects · Suggested unit orderView Grade 6 curriculum map →Browse Grade 6 lessons →Middle School Curriculum Explorer · Grades 6–8
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Grade 7
Compare explanations, strengthen reasoning and revise with purpose.
32 lessons · 8 subjects · Suggested unit orderView Grade 7 curriculum map →Browse Grade 7 lessons →Grade 8
Synthesize evidence, evaluate alternatives and work more independently.
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Science
Unit 1 · Living Connections
Matter Cycles, Energy Flows
Revise a food-web model to include decomposers and a system boundary.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-LS2-3Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 35 min
Science
Unit 1 · Living Connections
What a Punnett Model Predicts
Use a simple inheritance model while distinguishing probabilities from guaranteed family outcomes.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-LS3-2Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.3Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 30 min
Science
Unit 2 · Changes in Matter and Motion
Rearrange Atoms Without Losing Them
Use paper tokens to model conservation in a chemical change.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-PS1-5Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 35 min
Science
Unit 2 · Changes in Matter and Motion
Which Cart Comparison Is Fair?
Use experimental descriptions to isolate force and mass variables.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-PS2-2Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.1Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 30 min
Science
Unit 3 · Watersheds and Solutions
Where Does the Rain Go?
Connect a runoff diagram, measurements and an environmental-impact proposal.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-ESS3-3Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.Grade 7 · 35 min
Science
Unit 3 · Watersheds and Solutions
Choose a Filter Without Overclaiming
Evaluate competing designs from multiple test measures and define a fair next test.
Contributes to NGSS performance expectationMS-ETS1-2Grades 6–8 band
Supporting Common Core literacy connectionRST.6-8.7Grades 6–8
Selected NGSS band contribution; not complete performance expectation coverage.