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TUESDAYS
The Junior Lab Rats lessons will align with the Lab Rats lessons
so that the same topics/concepts are covered simultaneously,
and thus the combined labs are coherent.
Junior Lab Rats
Upper Elementary/Middle School:
Biology Class
10:00-10:45 AM
The Rat Pack
All Levels Combined:
Biology Lab
10:45 AM- Noon
Lab Rats
Middle School/High School:
Biology Class
Noon- 1:30 PM
Earth Science
August 18, 2026- May 11, 2027
1st QUARTER DATE LESSON TOPIC LAB
Unit 1: Welcome to Middle School/ High School Earth Science- How to Science!
Lesson 1 8/18/26 Introduction to Science and the Nature of Science The Mystery Box
Lesson 2 8/25/26 Mapping and Modeling Our Earth Interpreting Political and Landform Maps
Unit 2: The Composition of the Earth
Lesson 3 9/1/26 Matter and Change Growing Crystals
Lesson 4 9/8/26 Minerals Rockhounding the Hooch
Lesson 5 9/15/26 Igneous Rocks Rockhounding Results, Comparing Igneous Rocks
Lesson 6 9/22/26 Metamorphic and Sedimentary Rocks Comparing Chemical Sedimentary Rocks and Modeling Their Formation
FALL BREAK 9/29/26 No Class
Unit 3: Earth’s Surface Processes
Lesson 7 10/6/26 Soil, Weathering, Erosion, and Mass Movements- Pt. 1 Global Soils and Climate
Lesson 8 10/13/26 Soil, Weathering, Erosion, and Mass Movements- Pt. 2 Analyzing Watersheds
Lesson 9 10/20/26 Surface Water How Does Wind Erosion Take Place?
Lesson 10 10/27/26 Ground Water In Class Research Topic
2nd QUARTER
Unit 4: Earth’s Atmosphere and Oceans
Lesson 11 11/3/26 The Atmosphere Interpret Pressure-Temperature Relationships
Lesson 12 11/10/26 Meteorology Predicting Weather
Lesson 13 11/17/26 Weather Patterns and Storms, Climate Building Hurricane-Proof Homes
THANKSGIVING 11/24/26 No Class
Lesson 14 12/1/26 Oceans and the Marine Environment,
Pt. 1, Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt.1 Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt 1
Lesson 15 12/8/26 Oceans and the Marine Environment,
Pt. 2, Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt.2 Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt 2
Lesson 16 12/15/26 Midterms: 10:00-11:15, Lunch, Party, and Movie: 11:15-1:30
CHRISTMAS 12/21 - 12/28/21 No Class
3rd QUARTER
Unit 5: Forces From Below
Lesson 17 1/5/27 Plate Tectonics Tomato Soup and Crackers
Lesson 18 1/12/27 Volcanoes Analyzing Volcanic Disaster Risk
Lesson 19 1/19/27 Earthquakes Slip-Sliding
Unit 6: Geologic Time
Lesson 20 1/26/27 Fossils and the Rock Record Plate Tectonics of North America
Lesson 21 2/2/27 The Precambrian Earth Fossilization and Earth’s History
Lesson 22 2/9/27 The Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras Sequencing Time
WINTER BREAK 2/16/27 No Class
Unit 7: Resources and the Environment
Lesson 23 2/23/27 Earth’s Resources Moving Mammoths: A Slightly Off-Topic Engineering Challenge
Lesson 24 3/2/27 Energy Resources In Class Research Topic
Lesson 25 3/9/27 Human Impact on Earth and Conservation Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Lesson 26 3/16/27 Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt.3 Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt. 3
EASTER BREAK 3/23/27 No Class
Lesson 27 3/30/27 Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt.4 Extended Lab: Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt. 4
SPRING BREAK 4/6/27 No Class
4th QUARTER
Unit 8: Beyond Earth
Lesson 28 4/13/27 The Sun Moon and Earth System Your Age and Weight on Other Planets
Lesson 29 4/20/27 The Solar System and the Stars Constructing a Scale Model of the Solar System
Lesson 30 4/27/27 Galaxies and the Universe Let’s Take a Star Walk
Lesson 31 5/4/27 Exam Review, Surprise!
FINAL PROJECT DUE: Options 1,2,3- Outline, Layout, Citations, Option 4-Full Project
Unit 9: Final Exams and Final Projects
Lesson 32 5/11/27 Final Exam: 10:00-11:15, Lunch, FINAL PROJECT RESENTATIONS: Options 1,2,3
5/12/27 Final grades issued by 11:59 PM