All middle school students are required to take four core courses: language arts, math, social studies and science.

Science for Grade 6:
Students investigate the Earth, moon, sun, and predictable motions of celestial bodies; the Earth’s composition and effects on humans; the properties of waves and energy in  earthquakes, light, and sound; the structure, states, and physical properties of matter; the characteristics of thermal and electrical energy transfer; interactions of matter and energy; the structures and behaviors of plants; and the flow of energy through ecosystems.

Science for Grade 7:
Students investigate organisms and their methods of survival and reproduction; the mechanisms of cellular reproduction and genetics; forms of energy,  energy transfer, energy transformation and conservation; motion and the effects of forces on motion; the Earth’s atmosphere and weather; the reciprocal relationship between the atmosphere and humans.

Science  for Grade 8:
Students investigate the properties of matter and changes that occur when matter interacts in an open and close system; disease and effects on organisms; how organisms interact with their environments; how  organisms change over time; the history of Earth and life forms based on changes recorded in fossil records and landforms; the reciprocal relationship between the hydrosphere and humans; and environmental implications associated with obtaining, managing, and using energy resources.

EOG 8th Grades (Science):
End-of-grade tests are administered during the last two weeks of school in science (grade 8 only). Per AR 5124: For Middle Schools, End-of-Grade (EOG) tests and grade-specific NC Final Exams for science will count for 20 percent of the student’s final grade in a course unless it would reduce a student’s grade, in which case it will not be counted and the final grade will be determined using the existing quarter averages.

• Hanes integrates science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) content & principals, including pre-engineering classes through Project Lead the Way.

• Wiley offers its students integration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM) as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.