OUR MISSION

The NexGen STEM Program 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

Core Academic Courses:

Due to cross-curricular connections within all core content courses based on science and technology standards, and the depth of scientific and engineering knowledge required of the program, these courses are taken all year long to ensure student success. These courses apply the units below within each of these courses.
  • Natural Sciences
  • Social and Geographical Sciences
  • Engineering and Computer Science
    (Project Lead the Way)
  • Mathematics
    (Math 6EX, Transitional Algebra 7, Algebra I 8)
  • English/ Language Arts
    (Literacy and Research)

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 humans live in balance with the 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: Project Localize: Envisioning a Future
(Food Production, Genetics 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: Exoplanet CP2014S-Rodinia: Searching for Habitable Planets and Life Beyond our Solar System
(Astrophysics/ Astrobiology)
What conditions are needed to inhabit a newly discovered exoplanet?