Middle School Science

Scope and Sequence

6th Grade
First Nine Weeks
Second Nine Weeks
Third Nine Weeks
Fourth Nine Weeks
Honors / Gifted and Talented
7th Grade
First Nine Weeks
Second Nine Weeks
Third Nine Weeks
Fourth Nine Weeks
Honors / Gifted and Talented
8th Grade
First Nine Weeks
Second Nine Weeks
Third Nine Weeks
Fourth Nine Weeks
 

Sixth Grade

    First Nine Weeks   ( Process skills will be emphasized in labs )

                Lab Safety (Introduce and reinforce all year)
                Chemistry (TEKS 6.7 a,b)
                Physics (6.8 a 6.6 a,b)
                Energy (6.9 a,b,c)

    Second Nine Weeks (6.5 a,b will be woven in to all topics)

                Earth Science (6.14 a,b,c 6.8 b 6.6 c)
                Space (6.13 a,b)

    Third Nine Weeks

                Life Science (6.10 a,b,c 6.11 a,b,c 6.12 a,b)
                Health Science Curriculum: click here

    Fourth Nine Weeks

                Ecosystems / Ecology (6.8 c, 6.12 c)
                Any additional TEKS not covered

    Sixth Grade Honors / Gifted and Talented

Note to teachers:  We will have another meeting on August 6 and will further define the TEKS to be addressed.  Essentially all 6th Grade Science TEKS will be covered in Grade 6, and the 7th Grade curriculum will be a combination of the TEKS for Grades 7 and 8 with the Physical Science TEKS de-emphasized since these students will be taking IPC as 8th graders and will devote an entire year to Physical Science. 
        Physical Science (Use NEED Project materials and FOSS Mixtures and Solutions module.  Watch for further information about both.)
        Earth Science
        Life Science (Use UTHHSC materials- click here)
        Environmental Science
           SEPUP Fruitvale Story
           Environment/Cycles
           Ecological Systems
           Project Wild/Project Learning Tree

Seventh Grade

    First Nine Weeks

                Lab Safety (Introduce and reinforce all year)
                Properties of Matter (chapter 1 - TEKS 7.7 a,b,c)
                Motion and Force (chapter 4 - 7.6 a,b,c)
                FOSS Kit: Levers and Pulleys (review chapter 5 for background - 7.6 a)

    Second Nine Weeks

                Energy and Power (chapter 6 section 1 - )
                Catastrophic Events (chapter 8 - 7.14 a)
                Erosion and Deposition (chapter 8 - 7.14 b)
                Weathering and Soil (chapter 7 - 7.14)
                Earth and Moon Systems (chapter 9 - )

    Third Nine Weeks

                Health Science Curriculum: click here
                Ecology (7.12 a,b,c,d)
                Ecosystems and Succession (7.12 a,b,c 7.5 b 7.8 b)

    Fourth Nine Weeks

                Biomes (7.12 a,b,c,d)
                Biomes project - Houston: an Ecotome. Starting in the first nine weeks, begin gathering  atmospheric and rainfall data from weather services around the Houston area. Graph and chart this data on a map of Houston and surrounding areas. Using the graphs, determine that different areas of Houston are in different biomes: Eastern Piney Woods, Upper Gulf Coast Plains (prairie), marshlands, and so on.
                Any TEKS not covered

    Seventh Grade Honors / Gifted and Talented

            Meteorology/Astronomy   
            Chemistry (very short unit)
            Geology (FOSS--Earth's History)
            Body Systems/Genetics (Connect to Health Science Unit - click here)
            Ecosystems--Energy Flow and Biomes

Eighth Grade

    First Nine Weeks

        Physical Science
            Lab Safety (8.1 a - Introduce and reinforce all year)
            Chemistry (8.8 a,b 8.9 a,b,c)
            Physics (8.7 a, 8.10 a, 8.7 b - chapters 1-5 (skip chapter 2)

    Second Nine Weeks

        Earth Science
            Universe (chapter 8 w/ 6&7 as resources)
            Earth (chapters 14, 15, 19 w/ 10, 11, & 25 as resources)

    Third Nine Weeks

        Life
            Health Science Curriculum: click here
            Life Science (chapters 18, 16, 17, 19)

    Fourth Nine Weeks

        Environmental Science
            Human Impact (chapters 12, 13 w/ 2 as a resource)
            Projects (toxic waste, recycling, etc)

 
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