Table of Contents

Unit 1: Greece and Rome [SS]

• Lesson 1: Early Greece
• Lesson 2: Ancient Greece (2 Days)
• Lesson 3: Everyday Life in Ancient Greece (2 Days)
• Lesson 4: The Hellenistic World
• Lesson 5: Ancient Rome and the Roman Republic
• Lesson 6: The Roman Empire
• Lesson 7: Everyday Life in Ancient Rome (2 Days)
• Lesson 8: The End of the Empire (2 Days)
• Final Project: A Greek and Roman Menu (3 Days)

Unit 1: Force and Motion [S]

• Lesson 1: Force
• Lesson 2: Newton's Laws of Motion (2 Days)
• Lesson 3: Graphing Motion
• Lesson 4: Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration (2 Days)
• Lesson 5: Centripetal Force and Terminal Velocity
• Lesson 6: Work (3 Days)
• Lesson 7: Newton in the Milky Way
• Final Project: Demonstrating Newton's Laws (2 Days)

Unit 1: Greek Myths [LA]

• Lesson 1: Ancient Greece
• Lesson 2: The Gods and Goddesses (3 Days)
• Lesson 3: The Stories
• Lesson 4: Minor Gods, Nymphs, Satyrs, and Centaurs (2 Days)
• Lesson 5: Mortal Descendants of Zeus
• Lesson 6: Vainglorious Kings (3 Days)
• Lesson 7: The Trojan War
• Final Project: A New Twist on an Ancient Myth (3 Days)

Unit 2: The Middle Ages [SS]

• Lesson 1: Introduction to Medieval Europe (2 Days)
• Lesson 2: Monarchs
• Lesson 3: Knights and Warfare in the Middle Ages (2 Days)
• Lesson 4: Castles and Feasts
• Lesson 5: Village and City Life (2 Days)
• Lesson 6: Religion in Medieval Life (3 Days)
• Lesson 7: Monasteries
• Lesson 8: The End of the Medieval Era
• Final Project: A Medieval Fair or Map (2 Days)

Unit 2: Light and the Eye [S]

• Lesson 1: Lines of Light
• Lesson 2: Translucence and Shadow (2 Days)
• Lesson 3: Refraction and Lenses (3 Days)
• Lesson 4: How Human Eyes Work (3 Days)
• Lesson 5: Animal Eyes
• Lesson 6: Color and Perception (3 Days)
• Final Project: Tools of the Eye (2 Days)

Unit 2: Tales from the Middle Ages [LA]

• Lesson 1: Medieval Times
• Lesson 2: Beetle
• Lesson 3: Summer
• Lesson 4: Special Delivery
• Lesson 5: A Baby
• Lesson 6: The Inn
• Lesson 7: An Angel or a Saint
• Lesson 8: Newborn Hope
• Lesson 9: Cast of Characters
• Lesson 10: Point of View
• Lesson 11: Village Life
• Lesson 12: Glassblowers, Tanners, and Snigglers
• Final Project: Life in the Middle Ages Think-Tac-Toe (3 Days)

Unit 3: The Age of Discovery [SS]

• Lesson 1: Why Was There an Age of Discovery?
• Lesson 2: New World Empires
• Lesson 3: European Explorers (3 Days)
• Lesson 4: The Consequences of Contact (2 Days)
• Lesson 5: Copernicus and Changes in Science (2 Days)
• Lesson 6: Galileo (2 Days)
• Lesson 7: Isaac Newton (2 Days)
• Final Project: Discovery Research Project (3 Days)

Unit 3: The Solar System [S]

• Lesson 1: The Latest View of Our Solar System
• Lesson 2: Our Sun
• Lesson 3: Earth, the Third Planet (2 Days)
• Lesson 4: Satellites and Telescopes
• Lesson 5: Meteorites and the Moon (2 Days)
• Lesson 6: Other Terrestrial Planets
• Lesson 7: Gas Giants (2 Days)
• Lesson 8: Dwarf Planets and Asteroids
• Lesson 9: Men on the Moon and Beyond (2 Days)
• Final Project: Solar System Model and Test (2 Days)

Unit 3: The Prince and the Bard [LA]

• Lesson 1: Introduction to The Little Prince
• Lesson 2: Meeting the Little Prince
• Lesson 3: The Flower and Other Planets
• Lesson 4: Earth and Other Planets
• Lesson 5: Making Friends on Earth
• Lesson 6: Saying Goodbye
• Lesson 7: Introduction to Shakespeare
• Lesson 8: Beginning A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Lesson 9: Puck's Pranks
• Lesson 10: Dreams
• Lesson 11: Watching the Play
• Lesson 12: Tragic Love (2 Days)
• Final Project: Love Letters (2 Days)

Unit 4: Elizabethan Europe [SS]

• Lesson 1: Europe at the Time of Elizabeth's Birth (2 Days)
• Lesson 2: The Renaissance and Elizabeth's Childhood (2 Days)
• Lesson 3: Becoming Queen (2 Days)
• Lesson 4: Religious Turmoil
• Lesson 5: International Affairs (2 Days)
• Lesson 6: Defeating the Spanish Armada
• Lesson 7: The End of Elizabeth I's Era
• Lesson 8: The Making of the Modern World
• Final Project: An Elizabethan Lapbook (2 Days)

Unit 4: Technological Design [S]

• Lesson 1: What Is Technology?
• Lesson 2: Technological Innovator (2 Days)
• Lesson 3: Meaningful Technological Designs
• Lesson 4: Necessity vs. Luxury
• Lesson 5: Necessity Is the Mother of Invention
• Lesson 6: Da Vinci's Inventions (2 Days)
• Lesson 7: Contemporary Design Approaches (2 Days)
• Lesson 8: Engineering (2 Days)
• Lesson 9: Modeling an Idea (2 Days)
• Final Project: Final Exam and Model Bridge (2 Days)

Unit 4: Newton at the Center [LA]

• Lesson 1: Features of Non-Fiction
• Lesson 2: Newton and Math (3 Days)
• Lesson 3: Newton and Light
• Lesson 4: Newton and Motion
• Lesson 5: Newton's Contemporaries
• Lesson 6: Math and Science Take Flight
• Lesson 7: Using Newton's Work (4 Days)
• Final Project: Lobby for Newton (3 Days)

Unit 5: Modern Europe [SS]

• Lesson 1: Introduction to Europe
• Lesson 2: Scandinavia and Finland
• Lesson 3: The British Isles
• Lesson 4: The Low Countries, Germany, and France
• Lesson 5: Spain, Portugal, and Italy
• Lesson 6: Switzerland and Austria (2 Days)
• Lesson 7: Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus, Baltic States (3 Days)
• Lesson 8: Central Europe
• Lesson 9: Ukraine, Moldova, Caucasian Republics
• Lesson 10: Southeast Europe (2 Days)
• Final Project: A Quick Guide to Europe (2 Days)

Unit 5: Energy [S]

• Lesson 1: Introduction to Energy and Matter (2 Days)
• Lesson 2: Energy Transfer (2 Days)
• Lesson 3: Electricity (3 Days)
• Lesson 4: Radiant Energy
• Lesson 5: More Renewable Power Sources
• Lesson 6: Nuclear Power
• Lesson 7: Fossil Fuels and Biomass
• Lesson 8: Powering Our World (2 Days)
• Final Project: Energy Conservation (3 Days)

Unit 5: British Poetry [LA]

• Lesson 1: Rhythm and Meter
• Lesson 2: Voice and Rhyme (2 Days)
• Lesson 3: Graphic Elements
• Lesson 4: Figurative Language (2 Days)
• Lesson 5: Allusions (3 Days)
• Lesson 6: Tone
• Lesson 7: Themes (2 Days)
• Final Project: Autobiography of a Poet (3 Days)