South Korea Middle School Grade 7 Curriculum - Science

The South Korean science curriculum for middle school emphasizes developing scientific literacy through inquiry-based activities. The curriculum aims to help students understand basic science concepts, cultivate curiosity about natural phenomena, and develop scientific thinking and problem-solving skills. It encourages both group and individual activities to foster communication skills, critical thinking, and collaboration. The curriculum prioritizes a comprehensive understanding of core concepts and their application to real-world problems.

Middle School Science Topics (Grades 7-9)

The science curriculum for middle school (grades 7-9) covers the following domains and topics:

• Matter and Energy:
• What is science?
• Force and motion
• Composition of matter
• Electricity and magnetism
• Heat and our living
• Light and waves
• Patterns in chemical reactions
• Molecular motion and changes of state
• Properties of matter
• Various chemical reactions
• Work and energy conversion
• Science and human civilization
• Life and Earth:
• Earth system and changes in lithosphere
• The atmosphere and our living
• The solar system
• Photosynthesis
• Digestion, circulation, respiration, and excretion
• Reproduction and development
• Composition and circulation of hydrosphere
• Stimulation and response
• Heredity and evolution
• Exosphere and space development

Specific topics covered in grades 3-6, which form the foundation for the 7th-grade curriculum, include:

• Grades 3-4: Weight of objects, objects and matter, liquids and gases, properties of sound, Earth and the Moon, animal life cycle, animal life, changes in Earth's surface, use of magnets, separation of mixtures, mirrors and shadows, state changes of water, plant life cycle, volcanoes and earthquakes, plant life, geological strata and fossils.
• Grades 5-6: Temperature and heat, effects of electricity, dissolution and solutions, various gases, acids and bases, use of lenses, speed of objects, combustion and extinguishment, weather and our living, motion of Earth and the Moon, structures of plants and their functions, organisms and the environment, solar system and stars, organisms and our living, structures of our bodies and their functions, seasonal changes.