Seattle Public Schools

Science

Middle School Science

Adopted 6-8 Science Curriculum

Amplify Science is the adopted Science curriculum for grades K-8 in Seattle Public Schools. The Amplify Science instructional model allows students to access their prior knowledge to connect past learning experiences to the present and emphasizes the use of evidence-based reasoning for scientific explanations and engineering solutions in order to communicate recommendations to address real world problems. 

Each unit is constructed as a compelling storyline which begins by engaging learners in a puzzling, relevant scientific phenomenon or engineering problem. Learn more about the unit phenomena and storylines for grades 6-8 below:

Grade 6 Units

Grade 7 Units

Grade 8 Units