Middle School Science Course Materials

Resources for Implementing the Redesigned Middle School Science Programs

Several resources are available to support the implementation of the redesigned middle school science programs, which currently include the following:

Best Practices in Science
Big Ideas in the redesigned programs with alignment to concepts and state standards

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PROGRAM DOCUMENTS
Best Practices in Science
UNIFYING CONCEPTS
Abilities to do Scientific Inquiry (all grades) Understandings about the Nature of Science (all grades) Literacy in Geoscience (Grade 6—Earth Science) Decision-Making, Personal and Societal (Grade 7—Life Science)
GRADE 6—EARTH SCIENCE DOCUMENTS
COURSE DOCUMENTS	Big Ideas in Earth Science Earth Science Materials Inventory—Reorder Form new! (Excel) Earth Science Materials List by Drawers
DOING SCIENCE	Collaborative Learning Reading Collaborative Learning Reading—Spanish Designing an Investigation Doing Science Activity Doing Science Activity—Spanish Doing Science Reading Doing Science Reading—Spanish Teaching Experimental Design
UNITS OF STUDY	Unit 1—Rocks and Landforms
	Unit 2—Dynamic Planet
	Unit 3—Astronomy
	Unit 4—Water as a Resource
	Unit 5—Climate and Weather
GRADE 7—LIFE SCIENCE
COURSE DOCUMENTS	Big Ideas in Life Science Life Science Materials Inventory—Reorder Form new! (Excel) Life Science Materials List by Drawers Spanish Transparencies and Blackline Masters Spanish Assessment Item Bank
UNITS OF STUDY	Unit 1—Studying People Scientifically
	Unit 2—Body Works
	Unit 3—Micro-Life
	Unit 4—Our Genes, Our Selves
	Unit 5—Ecology
	Unit 6—Evolution
GRADE 8—PHYSICAL SCIENCE
COURSE DOCUMENTS	Big Ideas in Physical Science Physical Science Materials Inventory—Reorder Form new! (Excel) Physical Science Materials List by Drawers Spanish Blackline Masters for Scientists' Consensus Ideas, Quizzes, and Exams
UNITS OF STUDY	Unit 1—Building a Foundation
	Unit 2—Interactions and Energy
	Unit 3—Interactions and Forces
	Unit 4—Interactions and Conservation
	Unit 5—Materials and Other Interactions
	Unit 6—Physical Interactions and Phases
	Unit 7—Chemical Interactions