The Last of the Last Semester Syllabi

Below is the rough planning for the last semester. We are supposed to turn this into the asst. principal by March 24th. I turned it in this morning. A younger colleague looked at me after I handed it in and commented, 'That is the last semester planning you will ever hand in.!?' There seemed to be a bit of a sense of wonder in his comment/question. I imagine there was a part conscious and a part unconscious rumination going on inside his head about when and where he might be when he hands in his last semeter plans.

6th Grade Science 4th Bimester Syllabus

Week March 14th: Science Fair
Week March 21st: Newton’s Laws of Motion, Velocity Calculations
Week March 28th: Solar System
Week of April 4th: Most Interesting Thing in the Solar System, Research & PowerPoint/ Position Paper
Week of April 11th: Stars and Galaxies
Week of April 26th: Most Interesting Thing in the Solar System Presentations
Week of May 2nd: Gravity & Flight
Week of May 9th:Visions of the Future
Week of May 16th: Review and Bimester Exam

7th Grade Science 4th Bimester Syllabus
Week March 14th:Earth Changing Events (e.g. earthquakes, disasters, floods, asteroid collision, global warming, …), Dec.21, 2012 - End of a Mayan Calendar or Prophesy?, Research and prepare PowerPoint and report.
Week March 21st:Our Planet – Inner Core to Outer Atmosphere, Latitude and longitude
Week March 28th: Prime Meridian,Time Zones, Calculate Length of Day
Week of April 4th: Earth Changing Events Presentations
Week of April 11th: Stars & Galaxies, Light Year, Scientific Notation
Week of April 26th: Earth Week, Debate Environmental Issues
Week of May 2nd: Visions of the Future, Space Travel, Velocity and Acceleration
Week of May 9th:Review all calculations: periodic table, density, balancing equations, length of day, scientific notation, velocity and acceleration
Week of May 16th: Review & Bimester Exam

8th Grade Science 4th Bimester Syllabus
Week March 14th: Environmental Issues, Research and prepare debate report.
Week March 21st: Individual student debates
Week March 28th: Earth Week Preparation, Research and prepare a PowerPoint on a Foundation
Week of April 4th: Carbon and Water Cycles, Phytoplankton Extinction
Week of April 11th: Earth Week Foundation Presentations, Scientific Notation
Week of April 26th: Earth Week
Week of May 2nd: Visions of the Future
Week of May 9th: Bimester Review, Review all calculations: (periodic table, density, balancing equations, scientific notation, velocity and acceleration), Exam