##Explore NGSS middle school biology unit guides

Khan Academy’s NGSS-aligned unit guides provide everything you need to plan, teach, and support your students—all in one place. The unit guides include:

  • Lesson overviews and essential questions
  • Learning objectives and teaching tips
  • Ideas for integrating Khan Academy videos, articles, and exercises
  • Relevant phenomena to anchor lessons
  • Common misconceptions and how to address them
  • Student resources, such as simulations, note taking templates, and more!

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##Unit guide links

Unit 1: Cells and organisms (Doc | PDF)
PEs: MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-3, MS-LS1-8 | DCIs: MS-LS1.A.1, MS-LS1.A.2, MS-LS1.A.3, MS-LS1.D.1

Unit 2: Organism growth and reproduction (Doc | PDF)
PEs: MS-LS3-2, MS-LS1-4, MS-LS1-5 | DCIs: MS-LS1.B.1, MS-LS1.B.2, MS-LS1.B.3, MS-LS1.B.4

Unit 3: Matter and energy in organisms (Doc | PDF)
PEs: MS-LS1-6, MS-LS1-7 | DCIs: MS-LS1.C.1, MS-LS1.C.2, MS-PS3.D.1, MS-PS3.D.2

Unit 4: Interactions in ecosystems (Doc | PDF)
PEs: MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-2 | DCIs: MS-LS2.A.1, MS-LS2.A.2, MS-LS2.A.3, MS-LS2.A.4

Unit 5: Matter and energy in ecosystems (Doc | PDF)
PEs: MS-LS1-6, MS-LS2-3 | DCIs: MS-LS1.C.1, MS-LS2.B.1, MS-PS3.D.1

Unit 6: Ecosystems and biodiversity (Doc | PDF)
PEs: MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5 | DCIs: MS-LS2.C.1, MS-LS2.C.2, MS-LS4.D.1

Unit 7: Inheritance and variation (Doc | PDF)
PEs: MS-LS3-1, MS-LS3-2 | DCIs: MS-LS1.B.1, MS-LS3.A.1, MS-LS3.B.2

Unit 8: Evolution (Doc | PDF)
PEs: MS-LS4-2, MS-LS4-1, MS-LS4-3 | DCIs: MS-LS4.A.1, MS-LS4.A.2, MS-LS4.A.3

Unit 9: Natural and artificial selection (Doc | PDF)
PEs: MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-6, MS-LS4-5 | DCIs: MS-LS4.B.1, MS-LS4.B.2, MS-LS4.C.1

Please note that available resources (videos, articles, exercises) may change as course content is updated.

##NGSS standards alignment guide

Curious how Khan Academy’s middle school biology course aligns with the NGSS? Our standards alignment guide unpacks the three-dimensional nature of the standards and shows how each unit connects to specific PEs, DCIs, SEPs, and CCCs.

Khan Academy middle school biology NGSS alignment guide (Doc | PDF)

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