Grades 6 – 8 science

Topics aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for Grades 6 – 8. Each topic links to eight printable worksheet formats — pick the format that fits your lesson today.

The Next Generation Science Standards organize learning into grade bands rather than single grades, which gives teachers room to spiral content over multiple years. The Grades 6 – 8 band focuses on systems thinking, scale, and proportion — students explain phenomena with multi-step models and quantitative reasoning. SciSpark Sheets keeps the language and visuals appropriate for this band.

Topics in this band

7 units

Life Science NGSS MS-LS1-1

Cells and Microscopic Life

Students examine cells as the basic units of life and compare plant, animal, and single-celled organisms.

8 worksheets

Life Science NGSS MS-LS2-4

Ecosystems and Balance

Students analyze how changes to a population, resource, or climate ripple through an ecosystem.

8 worksheets

Earth and Space Science NGSS MS-ESS2-3

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics

Students model the four layers of Earth and explain how moving plates create earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains.

8 worksheets

Earth and Space Science NGSS MS-ESS3-1

Natural Resources and Conservation

Students differentiate renewable and nonrenewable resources and evaluate human impact on Earth's systems.

8 worksheets

Earth and Space Science NGSS MS-ESS2-6

Global Climate Patterns

Students model how the sun, the atmosphere, and the ocean drive global climate patterns and weather.

8 worksheets

Physical Science NGSS MS-PS2-3

Electricity and Magnetism

Students build simple circuits, identify conductors and insulators, and investigate magnetic fields.

8 worksheets

Physical Science NGSS MS-PS1-1

Matter and Atoms

Students model atoms and molecules and explain how matter is conserved during physical and chemical changes.

8 worksheets