Science teachers and curriculum coordinators
Planning a full year of middle school science curriculum aligned with state standards.
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The Conway Science mind map template is a comprehensive curriculum mapping tool for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science teachers in Washington State's Conway School District, covering 307 nodes across three grade levels. It organizes key topics such as 'Magnets and Motors', 'Levers and Pulleys', 'Forces', 'Moon', 'Planets', 'Mixtures', 'Waves', and 'Energy transfer unit', with detailed sub-branches like 'Circuits', 'Rock Cycle', and 'Scientific investigations'. This template serves as a ready-to-use curriculum guide, integrating state standards and hands-on activities like 'Toothpick Towers' and 'Adopt an Element'. It is designed to help educators plan lessons, track learning objectives, and ensure comprehensive science education across middle school grades.
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6th-8th grade science teachers
Preparing for a specific unit, such as 'Forces and Motion' or 'Earth Science', and needing a structured overview.
Science department heads and instructional coaches
Collaborating with grade-level teams to ensure consistent coverage of topics across classes.
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Open and Explore Grade Levels
Download the .xmind file and open it to browse the comprehensive science curriculum branches for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.
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Customize Topics and Lesson Details
Select specific nodes like 'Forces' or 'Rock Cycle' to add your own lesson notes, resource links, or new sub-branches for your classroom.
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Finalize and Share Your Plan
Refine the curriculum map by removing irrelevant nodes and export the final version as a PDF or image to share with your colleagues.
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The template includes 307 nodes covering 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science topics such as Magnets and Motors, Levers and Pulleys, Forces, Moon, Planets, Mixtures, Waves, and Energy transfer. It also contains sub-topics like Cells, Rock Cycle, and Scientific investigations.
Open the .xmind file in Xmind, then navigate through grade-level branches to find specific topics. You can add notes, attach resources, and rearrange nodes to create weekly or unit plans aligned with your curriculum.
Yes, the template is fully editable in Xmind. You can add or remove nodes, change colors, insert images, and link to external documents to tailor it to your classroom needs.
Yes, it references activities like 'Toothpick Towers', 'Adopt an Element', and 'International Brant Monitoring', along with experiments such as 'heating sand experiments' and 'lava lamp vs Earth system'.
It covers 6th, 7th, and 8th grade science, with separate branches for each grade. Topics progress from basic systems and forces to more complex concepts like energy transfer and pollution.
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