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2022-2023 Calendar
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CALENDAR
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.
DAILY SCHEDULE
Tuesdays
Junior Lab Rats
Upper Elementary/Middle School:
Earth Science Class
10:00-10:45 AM
The Rat Pack
All Levels Combined:
Earth Science Lab
10:45 AM- Noon
Lab Rats
Middle School/High School:
Earth Science Class
Noon- 1:30 PM
COURSE SCHEDULE
1st QUARTER
Unit 1: Welcome to Middle School/ High School Earth Science- How to science!
Lesson 1 08/16/22 Introduction to Science and the Nature of Science
Lesson 2 08/23/22 Mapping and Modeling Our Earth
Unit 2: The Composition of the Earth
Lesson 3 08/30/22 Matter and Change
Lesson 4 09/06/22 Minerals
Lesson 5 09/13/22 Igneous Rocks
Lesson 6 09/20/22 Metamorphic and Sedimentary Rocks
FALL BREAK 09/27/22 No Class
Unit 3: Earth’s Surface Processes
Lesson 7 10/04/22 Soil, Weathering, Erosion, and Mass Movements- Pt. 1, Virtual Lesson
Lesson 8 10/11/22 Soil, Weathering, Erosion, and Mass Movements- Pt. 2, Virtual Lesson
Lesson 9 10/18/22 Surface Water
Lesson 10 10/25/22 Ground Water
2nd QUARTER
Unit 4: Earth’s Atmosphere and Oceans
Lesson 11 11/01/22 The Atmosphere
Lesson 12 11/08/22 Meteorology
Lesson 13 11/15/22 Weather Patterns and Storms, Climate
THANKSGIVING 11/22/22 No Class
Lesson 14 11/29/22 Oceans and the Marine Environment, Pt. 1, Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt. 1
Lesson 15 12/06/22 Oceans and the Marine Environment, Pt. 2, Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt. 2
Lesson 16 12/13/22 Midterms: 10:00-11:15, Lunch, Party, and Movie: 11:15-1:30
CHRISTMAS 12/21/22 No Class
CHRISTMAS 12/28/21 No Class
NEW YEAR
3rd QUARTER 01/03/23 No Class
Unit 5: Evolution
Lesson 17 01/10/23 Plate Tectonics
Lesson 18 01/17/23 Volcanoes
Lesson 19 01/24/23 Earthquakes
Unit 6: Geologic Time
Lesson 20 01/31/23 Fossils and the Rock Record
Lesson 21 02/07/23 The Precambrian Earth
Lesson 22 02/14/23 The Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras
WINTER BREAK 02/21/23 No Class
Unit 7: Resources and the Environment
Lesson 23 02/28/23 Earth’s Resources
Lesson 24 03/07/23 Energy Resources
Lesson 25 03/14/23 Human Impact on Earth and Conservation
Lesson 26 03/21/23 Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt.3
Lesson 27 03/28/23 Contrasting Climate Change Documentaries, Pt.4
SPRING BREAK 04/04/23 No Class
SPRING BREAK 04/12/23 No Class
4th QUARTER
Unit 8: Beyond Earth
Lesson 28 04/18/23 The Sun Moon and Earth System
Lesson 29 04/25/23 The Solar System and the Stars
Lesson 30 05/02/23 Galaxies and the Universe
Lesson 31 05/9/23 The Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
Unit 9: Final Exams and Final Projects
Lesson 32 05/16/23 Final Exam: 10:00-11:15, Lunch, Final Project Presentations: 11:15-1:30,
05/23/23 Final grades issued by 11:59 PM