Week

Monday of Week

Student Schedule if Holiday

Unit

Topic:

1

8/21/06

Sci. Method & Measurement

Introduction, Rules, Team Building, Length

2

8/28/06

No Sch. Fri. Staff Development

Measurement, Scientific Method, Quiz

3

9/4/06

No Sch. Mon. Labor Day

Astronomy

Stars, Mass, Gravity

4

9/11/06

Nuclear Fusion, Sun

5

9/18/06

Solar System

6

9/25/06

Radioactive Dating

7

10/2/06

Galaxies

8

10/9/06

Review and Test

9

10/16/06

Geology

Earth's Formation & Interior, Density, Volume

10

10/23/06

Rock Record, History of Life on Earth

11

10/30/06

No Sch. Mon. Staff Development

Continental Drift, Sea Floor Spreading, Earthquake/Volcano Patterns

12

11/6/06

No Sch. Fri. Veteran’s Day

Plate Tectonics

13

11/13/06

Review and Test

11/20/06

Thanksgiving Break

14

11/27/06

Earthquakes

15

12/4/06

Volcanoes

16

12/11/06

CA Geologic Hazards

17

12/18/06

Minerals and Rocks

12/25/06

1/1/07

No School Winter Break

Winter Break

18

1/8/07

Finals

Review and Study for Finals

19

1/15/07

No Sch. Mon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Min. Day Wed. – Fri. Finals

Fall Finals Week

Spring Semester Begins

20

1/22/07

Topographic and Geologic Maps

Topographic Maps

21

1/29/07

No School Monday Staff Development

Geologic Maps, Review and Test

22

2/5/07

Meteorology

The Atmosphere

23

2/12/07

No Sch. Mon. Lincoln’s Birthday (Obsvd)

Radiant Heat, The Seasons

24

2/19/07

No Sch. Mon. Washington’s Birthday (Obsvd)

Wind and Air Currents

25

2/26/07

Moisture in the Atmosphere, Cloud Formation

26

3/5/07

Weather Fronts, Severe Weather, Weather Maps

27

3/12/07

Introduction to Climate, Climate Factors

28

3/19/07

Climate Change

29

3/26/07

Review and Test

4/2/07

No School Spring Break

Spring Break

30

4/9/07

Star

Star Testing (approximate date)

31

4/16/07

Oceanography

Introduction to the Oceans, Ocean Floor

32

4/23/07

Ocean Deep Currents and Layering

33

4/30/07

Ocean Deep Currents and Layering

34

5/7/07

Ocean Surface Currents and Salinity

35

5/14/07

Ocean Waves

36

5/21/07

Ocean Tides

37

5/28/07

No Sch. Mon. Memorial Day (Obsvd)

Review and Study for Finals

38

6/4/07

Min. Day Wed. – Fri. Finals

Last day Friday 6/707

Finals

Spring Finals Week--Exams

Note: All dates are subject to change based on student assessment                             Created by:  Erik Nemer 08-18-06