Our Middle School Science Curriculum follows an integrated sequence that allows each grade level to explore aspects of the physical, biological, and Earth and environmental sciences. Elements of design engineering, sustainability, and agriculture education are also included. Each course is designed to emphasize science process skills and provide a student-centered experiential approach to learning. Science classes take place in our state-of-art Science Center, and on our vast, biodiverse campus which provides a living laboratory for observation, experimentation, and research.

In 6th grade, the curriculum focuses on biology. Experimental design, light and matter, cells and systems, soil science, and STEM design are taught through the lens of agriculture and food education.

The curriculum for 7th graders includes: the story of atoms, the periodic table, and chemical reactions, Astronomy, and ecology and the Westtown ecosystem.

In the 8th grade, students explore: weather and climate; physics: Newton’s laws, motion, and electricity; and, genetics: adaptations and evolution.