Middle School Science

Middle School Science features integrated science approach, laboratory skills, Earth and space science, life science systems, physical science principles, and engineering design.

11 lessons

  • Cells, Tissues and the Microscope

    The learner uses a light microscope to observe and draw plant and animal cells, names the main cell structures and their jobs, and explains how cells form tissues, organs and organ systems.

  • Plate Tectonics

    The learner describes Earth's layers, explains continental drift and plate tectonics with evidence, and links plate boundaries to earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains and their hazards.

  • Energy Stores and Transfers

    The learner describes energy stores and the ways energy is transferred, applies conservation of energy, calculates efficiency, and works out the cost of running appliances from power ratings.

  • Puberty and Life Stages

    The child describes the stages of human life from baby to old age and the body changes of puberty, with accurate vocabulary and reassurance that timing varies.

  • Heat Transfer

    The learner distinguishes temperature from thermal energy, explains conduction, convection and radiation with the particle model, and evaluates insulation and thermal equilibrium.

  • Earth Atmosphere and Weather

    The learner describes the composition and layers of the atmosphere, explains air pressure, winds, clouds and fronts, and reads weather maps and forecasts.

  • Solar System, Stars and Galaxies

    The learner describes the planets and other bodies of the Solar System and how it formed, the Sun as a star, galaxies and the scale of the universe in light years, and how we explore space.

  • Working Scientifically

    The learner turns a question into a testable hypothesis, identifies independent, dependent and control variables, measures with suitable instruments and SI units, works safely in a lab, and presents and evaluates data.

  • Atoms, Elements and Compounds

    The learner uses Dalton's atomic model to tell elements, compounds and mixtures apart, reads and writes simple symbols and formulae, and names simple compounds.

  • Cells, Tissues and the Microscope

    The learner uses a light microscope to observe and draw plant and animal cells, names the main cell structures and their jobs, and explains how cells form tissues, organs and organ systems.

  • Ecosystems and Food Webs

    The learner builds food webs, explains interdependence including pollination, describes how toxins accumulate along food chains, and samples a local habitat.

  • Photosynthesis

    The learner explains that plants make glucose by photosynthesis, writes the word equation, links leaf structure to its job, and explains why plants need minerals and why photosynthesis matters for food chains and the…

  • Atoms, Elements and Compounds

    The learner uses Dalton's atomic model to tell elements, compounds and mixtures apart, reads and writes simple symbols and formulae, and names simple compounds.

  • Energy Stores and Transfers

    The learner describes energy stores and the ways energy is transferred, applies conservation of energy, calculates efficiency, and works out the cost of running appliances from power ratings.

  • Heat Transfer

    The learner distinguishes temperature from thermal energy, explains conduction, convection and radiation with the particle model, and evaluates insulation and thermal equilibrium.

  • Solar System, Stars and Galaxies

    The learner describes the planets and other bodies of the Solar System and how it formed, the Sun as a star, galaxies and the scale of the universe in light years, and how we explore space.

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