Middle School Curriculum

Seventh-grade science focuses on further honing laboratory skills through more complex investigations and developing more nuanced critical-thinking skills and science-writing skills to prepare students for writing formal lab reports in eighth grade. Seventh-graders study what it means to be a living thing. Students explore the structures and processes necessary for living things to maintain life and reproduce, as well as how life evolves over time to adapt to a changing environment. Seventh-grade science includes an age-appropriate module on human development and sexual health and culminates with an in-depth look at the anatomical structures that support life through a series of biological specimen dissections. 

Seventh-graders demonstrate their understanding of concepts through a variety of written and oral presentations, both in individual and group settings. Experiential learning provides opportunities for students to develop laboratory skills that facilitate the collection of useful and precise observations. In-depth analysis of data connects lab experiences to the development of scientific reasoning skills. Students build scientific writing skills and verbal and written presentation skills to effectively communicate scientific concepts.