The middle school science curriculum is designed to allow students to experience a variety of science fields each year.  Through inquiry based lab experiences, projects and teacher direct instruction, students engage in in rich scientific topics that address all standards in the Iowa Core Curriculum for grades 6-8.
Heartland AEA Online Resources

6th Grade Science
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20-21 Prioritization Expires 6/30/21

Topics: Iowa Core Code 
Temperature and Particle Movement:
MS-PS1-4
Atomic Composition and Chemical Reactions:
MS-PS1-1, MS-PS1-2, MS-PS1-5
Recommended Materials
Thermal Energy:
MS-PS1-6
Earth’s Flow of Materials and Plate Motions:
 MS-ESS2-1, MS-ESS2-3
Distribution of Natural Resources:
 MS-ESS3-1
Shaping of Earth’s Crust & Natural Hazards:
MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS2-2
Cell Theory and Body Organization:
MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-3, MS-LS1-8
Heredity:
MS-LS3-2


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Middle School Documents

7th Grade Science
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20-21 Prioritization Expires 6/30/21

Topics: Iowa Core Code 
Energy:
MS-PS3-5, MS-PS3-4
Forces and Interactions:
MS-PS2-3, MS-PS2-5, ​MS-PS3-2
Movements in the Solar System:
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2
Classifying Objects in the Solar System:
MS-ESS1-3, MS-PS2-4
Extinction and Geologic Time:
MS-ESS1-4
Genetics and Natural Selection:
MS-LS3-1, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS1-4
Energy in Living Systems:
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS1-7
Ecosystems: 
MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2
Human Impacts on Biodiversity:
MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5

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​8th Grade Science
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​​20-21 Prioritization Expires 6/30/21

Topics: Iowa Core Code 
Thermal Energy:
MS-PS3-3, MS-ETS1-4, MS-ETS1-3
Weather and Climate Systems:
MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-5,MS-ESS2-6
​Human Population and Its’ Impact on the Environment:
MS-ESS3-3, MS-ETS1-1,MS-ESS3-5, MS-PS1-3, MS-ESS3-4
Energy in Waves:
MS-PS4-1, MS-PS4-2, MS-PS4-2, MS-PS4-3
Forces, Motion, and Energy:
MS-PS2-1, MS-PS2-2, MS-PS3-1, MS-ETS1-2
Unity of Life:
MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-3
Diversity of Life:
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-5, MS-LS4-6

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Middle School Science Writing Rubrics
Research Report Rubric
Argumentative Writing Rubric

​Sample Lab Safety Contract

safety_contract_ms.pdf
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safety_contract_ms_sp.pdf
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Lab Report Formats

lab_report_section_definitions-1.pdf
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lab-report-components.pdf
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DMPS Guidelines for Animals in the Classroom