Willis ISD
Pacing Calendar
MONTH
Week
08/26
1
09/02
2
09/09
3
MONTH Week
09/16
09/23
4
5
Science 8
Monday
Lab Safety
Labor Day
Interdependence
 Competition in
the ecosystem
Monday
Tuesday
Lab Safety
Measurement
Interdependence
 Competition in
the ecosystem
Tuesday
Climatic interactions
 Ocean currents
 Suns role
Climatic interactions
 Ocean currents
 Suns role
Weather
 Hurricanes
 Air masses
 Humidity
Weather
 Hurricanes
 Air masses
 Humidity
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Wednesday
Scientific Method
Interdependence
 Predator/prey
 Parasite/Host
 Mutualism
 Commensalism
 Abiotic/biotic
Interdependence
 Competition in the
ecosystem
Wednesday
Climatic interactions
 Ocean currents
 Suns role
Late Arrival
Thursday
Scientific Method
Interdependence
 Predator/prey
 Parasite/Host
 Mutualism
 Commensalism
 Abiotic/biotic
Environmental Changes
Thursday
Friday
Lab Tools
Interdependence
 Predator/prey
 Parasite/Host
 Mutualism
 Commensalism
 Abiotic/biotic
Environmental Changes
Friday
Climatic interactions
 Ocean currents
 Suns role
Climatic interactions
 Ocean currents
 Suns role
Weather
 Hurricanes
 Air masses
 Humidity
Weather
 Hurricanes
 Air masses
 Humidity
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09/30
MONTH
10/07
10/14
10/21
MONTH
10/28
Science 8
Earth Cycles
 Rotation/revoluti
on
 Day/night
 Seasons
6
Week
7
8
9
Week
10
Earth Cycles
 Rotation/revolu
tion
 Day/night
 Seasons
Monday
Light years and
Theories
Staff Development
Characteristics of the
universe
 Classifying
stars
Monday
Force and Motion
 Speed
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Earth Cycles
 Winds
Tuesday
Earth Cycles
 Coriolis effect
 Jet stream
Wednesday
Thursday
Light years and Theories
Light years and Theories
Light years and
Theories
Characteristics of the
universe
 Galaxies
Characteristics of the
universe
 Life cycle of stars
Characteristics of the
universe
 Life cycle of
stars
Characteristics of the
universe

Absolute/apparent
magnitude
Tuesday
Force and Motion
 Speed
Characteristics of the
universe


Absolute/apparent
magnitude
HR diagram
Characteristics of the
universe
 HR diagram
 EM Spectrum/
light waves
Wednesday
Force and Motion
 Speed
 Velocity
Earth Cycles
 El Niño
 La Nina
Thursday
Force and Motion

Velocity
Friday
Light years and Theories
Characteristics of the
universe

Classifying stars
Characteristics of the
universe
 EM Spectrum/
light waves
Friday
Force and Motion
 Acceleration
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Force and Motion
 Acceleration
Force and Motion
 Acceleration
 Forces
Force and Motion
 Forces
Force and Motion
 Newton’s laws
Force and Motion
 Newton’s laws
11/11
12
Force and Motion
 Newton’s laws
Force and Motion
 Newton’s laws
Force and Motion
 Force and Speed
calculations
Force and Motion
 Force and Speed
calculations
Force and Motion
 Force and Speed
calculations
MONTH
Week
Tuesday
Wednesday
11/04
11/18
13
11/25
12/02
14
12/09
15
MONTH
Week
12/16
16
Monday
Forces that Change the
Earth
 Pangaea
 Plate tectonics
Forces that Change the
Earth
 Plate tectonics
 Theories and
evidence
Topography
Changes of Landforms
 Weathering
 Erosion
climate
Topography
Changes of Landforms
 Weathering
 Erosion
climate
Monday
Atoms
 Structure
Tuesday
Atoms
 Structure
12/23
12/30
01/06/201
4
01/13
Forces that Change the
Earth
 Structure of the
earth
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Topography
Changes of Landforms
 Weathering
 Erosion
climate
Wednesday
Atoms
 Structure
Thursday
Friday
Forces that Change the
Earth
 Plate boundaries
Forces that Change the
Earth
 Crustal
features
Topography
Changes of Landforms
 Weathering
 Erosion
climate
Topography
Changes of Landforms
 Weathering
 Erosion
climate
Thursday
Atoms
 Structure
Friday
Early Release
CHRISTMAS BREAK
17
18
Workday
Atoms
 Valence
electrons
Atoms
 Elements
Atoms
 Elements
Atoms
 Valence
electrons
Atoms
 Valence electrons
Atoms
 Elements

Atoms
 Valence
electrons
Atoms
 Elements
Early Release
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Pacing Calendar
MONTH
Week
01/20
19
01/27
Science 8
Monday
Tuesday
Periodic Table
 Trends
Periodic Table
 Trends
Periodic Table
 Group/periods
Periodic Table
 Group/periods
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Wednesday
Periodic Table
 Trends
20
02/03
21
Periodic Table
 History
Periodic Table
 Group/periods


Group/periods
Metals,
nonmetals,
metalloids
Periodic Table
Periodic Table

Periodic Table
 History
Friday
Periodic Table
Late Arrival
Periodic Table
Thursday
Metals,
nonmetals,
metalloids
MONTH
Week
Monday
02/10
02/17
02/24
22
23
24
Staff Development
MONTH
Week
Monday
03/03
03/10
03/17
03/24
25
MONTH
Week
03/31
28

Metals,
nonmetals,
metalloids

Families
Periodic Table

Families
Periodic Table

Families
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Thursday
Friday
SPRING BREAK
26
27
Late Arrival
Monday
STAAR Review
Tuesday
Wednesday
STAAR
STAAR
STAAR Review
STAAR Review
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04/07
04/14
MONTH
29
30
Week
Staff Development
STAAR Review
Monday
STAAR Review
STAAR Review
Tuesday
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STAAR Review
STAAR Review
Wednesday
STAAR Review
04/21
31
STAAR
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
04/28
32
05/05
33
MONTH
Week
05/12
34
05/19
35
05/26
36
Monday
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
MEMORIAL DAY
MONTH
Week
06/02
06/09
37
38
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Tuesday
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Monday
Exams
Tuesday
Exams
STAAR Review
STAAR Review
STAAR
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Thursday
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Wednesday
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Thursday
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Wednesday
Exams
Thursday
Exams
Good Friday
Friday
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Friday
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Experimental Design
 Projects
 Inventions
 experiments
Friday
Last Day of School
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