Massachusetts Science Standards
Middle School Science Standards
Grade 6
Earth’s Place in the Universe
MS-ESS1-1: Earth-Sun-Moon System
MS-ESS1-4: Geologic Time Scale
6.MS-ESS1-5(MA): Galaxies*
Earth’s Systems
MS-ESS2-3: Evidence of Plate Tectonics
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS1-1: Cell Theory
MS-LS1-2: Cell Parts and Function
MS-LS1-3: Interacting Body Systems
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
MS-LS4-1: Fossil Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
MS-LS4-2: Anatomical Evidence of Evolutionary Relationships
Matter and Its Interactions
MS-PS1-6: Thermal Energy Design Project
6.MS-PS1-7(MA): Density*
6.MS-PS1-8(MA): Mixtures*
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
MS-PS2-4: Gravitational Interactions
Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
MS-PS4-1: Wave Properties
MS-PS4-2: Wave Reflection, Absorption, and Transmission
MS-PS4-3: Digitized Wave Signals
Grade 7
Earth’s Systems
MS-ESS2-2: Geoscience Processes at Varying Scales
MS-ESS2-4: Cycling of Water Through Earth's Systems
Earth and Human Activity
MS-ESS3-2: Natural Hazards
MS-ESS3-4: Human Consumption of Natural Resources
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS1-4: Animal Behaviors and Plant Structures - Reproductive Success
Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
MS-LS2-1: Effects of Resource Availability
MS-LS2-2: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
MS-LS2-3: Matter Cycling and Energy Flow in Ecosystems
MS-LS2-4: Ecosystem Interactions and Dynamics
MS-LS2-5: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Solutions
7.MS-LS2-6(MA): Biodiversity Loss and Human Needs*
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
MS-PS2-3: Electric and Magnetic Forces
MS-PS2-5: Electric and Magnetic Fields
Energy
MS-PS3-1: Kinetic Energy of an Object
MS-PS3-2: Potential Energy of the System
MS-PS3-3: Thermal Energy Transfer Solution
MS-PS3-4: Thermal Energy Transfer
MS-PS3-5: Energy Transfer to or from an Object
7.MS-PS3-6(MA): Conduction, Convection, and Radiation*
7.MS-PS3-7(MA): Kinetic and Potential Energy*
Grade 8
Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
MS-LS4-4: Natural Selection
MS-LS4-5: Artificial Selection
Matter and Its Interactions
MS-PS1-1: Atomic Composition Model
MS-PS1-2: Chemical Properties and Reactions
MS-PS1-4: Thermal Energy and Particle Motion
MS-PS1-5: Conservation of Atoms in Reactions
Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
MS-PS2-1: Collision Design Solution
MS-PS2-2: Forces, Mass and the Motion of an Object
Earth’s Place in the Universe
MS-ESS1-1: Earth-Sun-Moon System
MS-ESS1-2: Gravity and Motions in Space
Earth’s Systems
MS-ESS2-1: Cycling of Earth's Materials
MS-ESS2-5: Interacting Air Masses and Weather
MS-ESS2-6: Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation
Earth and Human Activity
MS-ESS3-1: Uneven Distribution of Earth's Resources
MS-ESS3-5: Causes of Global Warming
From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
MS-LS1-5: Environmental and Genetic Growth Factors
MS-LS1-7: Food and Chemical Reactions
Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
MS-LS3-1: Mutations - Harmful, Beneficial or Neutral
MS-LS3-2: Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
8.MS-LS3-3(MA): Genes and Chromosomes*
8.MS-LS3-4(MA: Alleles*
* Standards added to the NGSS
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