OUR MISSION

The NexGen STEM Academy at Salisbury Middle School seeks to build the next generation of leaders that are inspired to assess and solve community and global problems collaboratively through curiosity, creativity, and innovation.

ACADEMIC UNITS OF STUDY

6th Grade

Unit 1: The STEM Effect...
(STEM Literacy Skills Applied)
How can STEM literacy skills help us to answer questions and solve complex problems?

Unit 2: Operation: Unearthing History
(Geologic Mysteries)
What secrets does the earth share about its past?

Unit 3: Project ENVIRO: Achieving Food Resource 
and Environmental Balance
(Food Resources- Environmental Balance)
How can man live in balance with his environment in regards to food resources?

7th Grade

Unit 1: Operation: Ecological Future
(Ecology)
How do individual living and nonliving components create a sustainable ecosystem?

Unit 2: Operation: Outbreak (O2)
(Infectious Diseases)
What impact does disease transmission have on society?

Unit 3: Genetic Diversity
(Genetics)
How does the discovery, understanding and application of genetics provide insight into the dynamics of life?

Unit 4: Project Localize: Envisioning a Future
(Food Production and Sustainability)
What are the best practices to optimize food production and sustainability utilizing natural methods and technology?

8th Grade

Unit 1: Project DP3: Disaster Preparedness and Planning
(Disaster Preparedness and Planning Project)
How do people recover after a disaster?

Unit 2: Operation: H2O
(Water Chemistry)
How can clean water help support a healthy environment?

Unit 3: Project Vulcan: A Mission to Mars
(Astrophysics/ Astrobiology)
How will humans successfully establish and maintain a colony on Mars?