Built for the new Mississippi standards
Explore our full core middle school science curriculum, thoughtfully aligned to the new state standards. Each lesson is ready to teach and customizable, giving new teachers the support they need, and veteran teachers the flexibility they deserve.
Fully aligned and completely customizable
There’s ‘alignment.’ And then there’s actual alignment. Thanks to Stile’s powerful and customizable platform, we took the very best of our existing middle school science curriculum and blended it with brand-new lessons tailored for Mississippi. The result is a seamless, structured, and sequenced Middle School Science Curriculum for the state.
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Real-world phenomena, from the coastal plains to the delta
Many of Stile’s phenomena are drawn from wonders all around the world. After all, it’s important that students grow into global citizens. But there’s nothing more fascinating than investigating phenomena right where you live. Stile’s curriculum for Mississippi offers a balanced blend of local and global phenomena.
What in the whirlwind?
In our Earth Systems unit, students research and use models to explain the awesome power of tropical storms. They'll use interactive maps to explore where and how tornadoes form and why they can be so darn tough to predict, with dire consequences for those in their way.
Neshoba County sandstone
In our Active Earth unit, students will uncover the physical processes involved in forming Mississippi's famed soil. Students look at the example of the Little Grand Canyon in Neshoba County and learn about the processes behind how the Pearl River helped shape it.
From sickle-cell patients to nurses
In the opening lesson of our Cells unit, students hear the story of Erin and Logan Dorsey, two young women from Madison County born with sickle-cell disease. After receiving bone marrow transplants at Children's of Mississippi, they were recently hired as Registered Nurses at the same hospital. Their story serves as the vehicle for the unit's guiding question: “Would you donate a part of your body to save a life?”
Why do some bodies of water turn green?
Students will tackle some of the complex issues of the Mississippi River in the Hydrosphere unit. What nutrients does it carry, and how can those nutrients both nurture life and harm it? In the Movement of Water lesson, students explore how nutrient runoff from as far away as Montana can travel along the Mississippi River and fuel the creation of the largest ecological “dead zone” in the United States, in the Gulf of Mexico.
Prepare your students for the Mississippi Science Test
The Mississippi 8th grade science test aims to measure students' science knowledge and critical thinking ability as part of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP). Stile’s curriculum precisely scaffolds both of these, providing students with plenty of opportunities to practice and excel on the assessment.
MAAP Test
Question
The diagram shows some of the genetic materials involved in producing a cellular product.
Record the numbers of the labels in the boxes to best complete the diagram.
Stile MAAP Practice Test
Question
The diagram below shows the organisation of genetic material within a cell, from the whole cell down to the instructions that affect traits.
Drag and drop the labels into the boxes to correctly complete the diagram. Each label is used only once.
Hear from other educators
North Carolina released its own set of new standards in 2023. Stile has helped Haywood County teachers transition to the new NC standards while saving hours of prep time and boosting ELA skills along the way.
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