Science

Middle school science is engaging, challenging, and supportive. Students use science practices, apply reading strategies to nonfiction text, and develop their ability to use evidence and reasoning to support a claim.  

Themes such as structure and function, energy and matter, cause and effect, and systems are found in  all three grades. Each grade has specific content learning goals and science skills based on the Massachusetts State Science Frameworks and Wellesley Middle School Science Curriculum Guide. 

Science classrooms are well equipped for scientific exploration.  Student safety in the lab is always a priority.

Grade 6 Content

UNITS

• Science and Engineering Skills

• Astronomy (Earth, moon and sun relationship, moon phases, tides, eclipses, our place in the universe)

• Energy (Forms of energy and energy transfer, specific focus on electricity and magnetism)

• Forces of Motion (Newton's laws)