OpenSciEd Middle School science program addresses all middle school NGSS standards. This comprehensive science curriculum empowers students to question, design, investigate, and solve the world around them.
OpenSciEd Middle School science program addresses all middle school NGSS standards. This comprehensive science curriculum empowers students to question, design, investigate, and solve the world around them.
OpenSciEd Middle School science program addresses all middle school NGSS standards. This comprehensive science curriculum empowers students to question, design, investigate, and solve the world around them.
In this unit, students are introduced to ratios, rates, proportional reasoning, similarity and congruence. Students explore ratio as a comparison of two quantities. They discover that if the ratio between the corresponding side lengths and angle measures of two figures is 1:1 (i.e., the measures are identical), then the geometric figures are congruent. They learn that for two figures to be similar, their corresponding side lengths must be in proportion and their corresponding angles must be congruent. Students also explore the relationship between congruence and similarity, learning that al
The American Dream explores how humans’ quest for peace, prosperity, and progress leads them towards a sometimes elusive goal. Through classroom activities and the study of rich, challenging literature, students will learn that pursuit of the “American Dream” can cause joy and despair as well as other emotional and physical reactions in humans. Using current and historic documents, literature, art, photography, and music, students will be provided with avenues to compare and contrast their own ideas ab
This curriculum is designed to collect data, analyze data, search for the truth, and think for themselves. This curriculum is also designed to support the social and emotional needs of today’s teen. Socially, this curriculum helps students and teachers build relationships with specifically designed interactions, activities, and lessons. Positive social interactions require healthy relationships. This curriculum is designed to get students talking to one another by using strategies targeting teamwork, collaboration, compassion, and empathy. Emotionally, students learn strategies to talk abou
In 3570, scientists discover that more creatures are sharing the galaxy with humans: namely the Awentys and the Jaspiters. The Awentys have three eyes and flaming red skin; the Jaspiters have blue and green skin and a tail made of thorns. A few years later, scientists discover evidence that mythological creatures and deities might exist, yet they cannot guess who and where they are. But little do the humans know that Awentys are not so friendly. It starts secretly, but soon it becomes clear that Awentys want to