Curriculum built for your standards
Deeply researched and thoughtfully-designed middle school science for classrooms in the Show Me State. Built with local phenomena and featuring fully customizable lessons Stile is aligned to the Missouri Learning Standards.
Designed for Missouri classrooms, and fully customizable
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 Missouri. The result is a seamless, structured, and sequenced middle school science curriculum for the state.
The best part? Every lesson is completely customizable so teachers can include local phenomena, differentiate based on student needs, and engage more students.
Real-world phenomena, from the Mississippi River to the Ozarks
Stile's phenomena are drawn from wonders all around the world. After all, it's important that students grow into global citizens. But sometimes, there's nothing more fascinating than investigating phenomena right where you live. Stile's curriculum for Missouri offers a balanced blend of local and global phenomena.
Unraveling the mighty Mississippi
The mighty Mississippi River meets the Missouri River at St. Louis, shaping the state's history, economy, and ecosystems. As students trace water's journey through this vast basin, they model how gravity and sunlight drive Earth's water cycle—deepening their understanding of systems and energy flow in the unit Earth Systems.
Alive in the dark
In Missouri's limestone caves, the elusive Ozark cavefish thrive in total darkness. Students explore how organisms adapt to extreme environments and examine how limited resources shape species evolution in the Ecosystems unit.
Little pests causing big problems
Students get the chance to investigate Missouri's invasive species from zebra mussels to kudzu in our Food Chains and Food Webs unit. They'll uncover how species interactions and human impacts disrupt biodiversity across the state.
Prepare your students for the Missouri science test
The Missouri 8th grade science test aims to measure students' science knowledge and critical thinking ability as part of the state assessment program. Stile's curriculum precisely scaffolds both of these, providing students with plenty of opportunities to practice and excel on the assessment.
MO State Test
Question
Circle a word in each set of options to best describe relationships between interacting parts of the human body:
The human body is composed of systems with interacting parts. Organ systems are made of
( organs / organelles / tissues ), which are composed of specialized cells that work together to form
( organs / organelles / tissues ). Each cell of the human body contains
( organs / organelles / tissues ), with a special function.
Stile MO Practice Test
Question
Select a word for each blank to best describe the relationships between interacting parts of the human body:
tissues
organelles
organs
The human body is composed of systems with interacting parts.
Organ systems are made of , which are composed of specialized cells that work together to form .
Each cell of the human body contains with a special function.
Hear from Stile teachers
Jamie has spent less time lesson planning and seen a noticeable increase in student engagement since she started using Stile.
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Stile is all about empowering teachers with the best support. Through June 2026, Stile is offerering free pilots to Missouri schools. Our support team is led by seasoned educators with extensive experience in teaching, administration, and instructional coaching. Together, teachers are supported (and lessons are supercharged!).
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