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Chapter 6 Grades Six Through Eight- Discipline Specific Course Model Introduction to Grades Six Through Eight Introduction to the Discipline Specific Course Model for Grades Six Through Eight Grade Six – Middle School Discipline Specific Core Model: Earth and Space Science Grade Six Instructional Segment 1: Earth’s Place in the Solar System Grade Six Instructional Segment 2: Atmosphere: Flows of Energy Grade Six Instructional Segment 3: Atmosphere/Hydrosphere: Cycles of Matter Grade Six Instructional Segment 4: Geosphere: Surface Processes Grade Six Instructional Segment 5: Geosphere: Internal Processes Grade Seven – Middle School Discipline Specific Core Model: Life Science Grade Seven Instructional Segment 1: Interdependent Ecosystems Grade Seven Instructional Segment 2: Photosynthesis Respiration Grade Seven Instructional Segment 3: Cells and Body Systems Grade Seven Instructional Segment 4: Evidence of Evolution Grade Seven Instructional Segment 5: Inheritance and Genetics Grade Seven Instructional Segment 6: Natural Selection Grade Seven Instructional Segment 7: Ecosystem Interactions, Revisited Grade Eight – Middle School Discipline Specific Core Model: Physical Science Grade Eight Instructional Segment 1: Energy of Motion Grade Eight Instructional Segment 2: Gravity, Energy Related to Position Grade Eight Instructional Segment 3: Electric and Magnetic Interactions and Energy Grade Eight Instructional Segment 4: Waves Transmitting Energy and Information Grade Eight Instructional Segment 5: Thermal Energy and Heat Flow Grade Eight Instructional Segment 6: Chemical Energy and Reactions Science Literacy and English Learners References Introduction to Grades Six Through Eight The California Next General Science Standards (CA NGSS) defines two possible progressions for middle school: the preferred Integrated Model which interweaves science disciplines in a developmentally appropriate progression and the Discipline Specific Model where each grade level focuses in