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6th Grade Science/advanced

Year at a Glance (YAG)

  • BOY: Chapter SEP

  • Unit 1: Classification of Matter

  • Unit 2: Interactions of Matter

  • Unit 3: Forces and Their Interactions

  • Unit 4: Conservation of Energy

  • Unit 5: The Sun, Earth, and Moon System

  • Unit 6: Earth's Structure

  • Unit 7: Earth's Resources

  • Unit 8: Living Systems and the Environment

  • Unit 9: Organisms and Variations

6th Grade Accelerated/STEM

Year at a Glance (YAG)

  • BOY: Chapter SEP

  • Unit 1: Classification of Matter

  • Unit 2: Properties and Conservation and Matter

  • Unit 3: Force & Motion Within Systems

  • Unit 4: Conservation of Energy

  • Unit 5: Waves

  • Unit 6: The Sun, Earth, & Moon System

  • Unit 7: Earth's Structure

  • Unit 8: Impacts on Global Climate

  • Unit 9: Living Systems & the Environment

  • Unit 10: Organisms and Variation

7th Grade

Science/advanced

Year at a Glance (YAG)

  • BOY: Chapter SEP

  • Unit 1: Elements, Compounds, & Solutions

  • Unit 2: Relationships Between Forces & Motion

  • Unit 3: Thermal Energy

  • Unit 4: Our Solar System

  • Unit 5: Plate Tectonics

  • Unit 6: Humans & the Hydrosphere

  • Unit 7: Matter & Energy in Ecosystems

  • Unit 8: Human Body Systems

  • Unit 9: Organisms & Traits

  • Unit 10: Classification of Organisms

7th Grade

accelerated/STEM

Year at a Glance (YAG)

STAAR Middle School Science Assessed Curriculum 2026

  • BOY: Chapter SEP

  • Unit 1: Elements, Compounds, and Solutions

  • Unit 2: Properties and Conservation and Matter

  • Unit 3: Relationships Between Forces and Motion

  • Unit 4: Thermal Energy in Systems

  • Unit 5: Our Universe

  • Unit 6: Plate Tectonics

  • Unit 7: Humans and the Hydrosphere

  • Unit 8: Stability & Change in Populations & Ecosystems

  • Unit 9: Human Body Systems

  • Unit 10: Organisms and Traits

  • Gap Unit: Health and Survival of Organisms (2025-2026 only)

  • Unit 11: Classification of Organisms

8th grade

Science/advanced

Year at a Glance (YAG)

STAAR Middle School Science Assessed Curriculum 2026

  • BOY: Chapter SEP

  • Unit 1: Properties and Conservation and Matter

  • Unit 2: Force and Motion within Systems

  • Unit 3: Waves

  • Unit 4: Our Universe

  • Unit 5: Weather and Climate

  • Unit 6: Impacts on Global Climate

  • Unit 7: Stability & Change in Populations & Ecosystems

  • Unit 8: Health and Survival of Organisms

  • Rockin' Review - Spring STAAR Test Review Materials

Biology 

Advanced

Year at a Glance (YAG)

STAAR Biology Assessed Curriculum 2026

  • BOY: The Process of Science - SEPs 

  • Unit 1: Cellular Structures

  • Unit 2: Cellular Processes

  • Unit 3: DNA Structure and Cell Cycle

  • Unit 4: Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

  • Unit 5: Genetics

  • Unit 6: Evidence and Mechanisms of Biodiversity

  • Unit 7: Plant and Animal Systems

  • Unit 8: Ecosystem Stability

  • Rockin' Review - Spring STAAR Test Review Materials

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