Middle School Interdisciplinary Science

interdisciplinary science

Schedule of Activites

Unit 2: Matter, Energy & Human Health

  • Week 4: Properties of Matter (ex: chemicals in food and medicine).

  • Week 5: Energy in Physical & Living Systems (ex: calories and human metabolism).

  • Week 6: Chemical Reactions (ex: digestion, combustion, and pollution chemistry).

Unit 3: Life Science & Human Body Systems

  • Week 7: Cells & Human Health (disease, viruses, and vaccines).

  • Week 8: Human Body Systems I (respiratory and circulatory health).

  • Week 9: Human Body Systems II (digestive and muscular-skeletal health).

  • Week 10: Nutrition & Lifestyle Science (diet, exercise, and chronic disease).

  • Week 11: Genetics & Heredity (inherited diseases, personalized medicine).

Unit 4: Earth Systems & Human Impact

  • Week 12: Earth’s Atmosphere (air quality and respiratory health).

  • Week 13: Water Systems (clean water, pollution, and health).

  • Week 14: Natural Disasters I (earthquakes, volcanoes, and safety/health impacts).

  • Week 15: Natural Disasters II (hurricanes, floods, and disease outbreaks).

  • Week 16: Earth’s Resources & Sustainability (renewable vs. nonrenewable, impact on communities).

Unit 5: Environmental Science & Public Health

  • Week 17: Ecosystems & Human Health (biodiversity and medicine).

  • Week 18: Climate Change & Health (heat, vector-borne diseases).

  • Week 19: Pollution & Human Health (air, water, soil).

  • Week 20: Waste, Recycling, and Health Impacts.

  • Week 21: Human Population & Health Challenges (urbanization, pandemics).

  • Week 22: Case Study: Public Health Response (COVID-19, cholera, or influenza).

Unit 6: Technology, Engineering, & Health Innovations

  • Week 23: Biotechnology & Medicine (vaccines, gene editing).

  • Week 24: Engineering Solutions for Health (prosthetics, medical devices).

  • Week 25: Clean Energy & Public Health (reducing pollution-related illness).

  • Week 26: Space & Human Health (living in space, astronaut health research).

Unit 7: Capstone Projects: Science & Society

  • Week 27: Choosing a Health-Science Problem (students pick local/global issue).

  • Week 28: Research & Interdisciplinary Connections.

  • Week 29: Designing a Solution (poster, model, or policy proposal).

  • Week 30: Presenting Projects to Class/Community.