Next Generation Science Standards (US)
Middle School
10 standards for Middle School, each with free sheets that practise it. Ages 11–14
Descriptions are short summaries in our own words, not the official wording.
Physical Science: Matter and Its Interactions
MS-PS1-1
Develop models of the atomic make-up of simple molecules and extended structures.
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Physical Science: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
MS-PS2-2
Investigate how a change in an object's motion depends on the total force on it and its mass.
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Physical Science: Energy
MS-PS3-1
Use graphs and data to describe how kinetic energy relates to mass and to speed.
Life Science: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS1-1
Gather evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many.
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MS-LS1-2
Model the function of a cell as a whole and how its parts contribute to it.
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MS-LS1-3
Argue that the body is a system of interacting subsystems made of groups of cells.
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MS-LS1-6
Explain the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms.
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MS-LS1-7
Model how food is rearranged through chemical reactions to support growth and release energy.
Earth and Space Science: Earth's Place in the Universe
MS-ESS1-2
Model the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
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MS-ESS1-3
Analyse data to find the scale properties of objects in the solar system.
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Ready-made sheets