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 * **2016 Unit 2 - Chapter 5 Science**
 * 2016 Unit 4 ELA Knowledge Quest**
 * 2015 Unit 3 Social Studies U.S. History**


 * 2015 Unit 3 ELA Imagined Worlds**


 * 2015 Unit 2 - Chapter 4 Science**


 * 2015 Unit 2 ELA**
 * 2015 Unit 2 Social Studies U.S. History**

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 * 2015 Unit 1 Literature**
 * 2015 Unit 1 Math** || **Blog:** **@http://www.sacschoolblogs.org/msmercer11/**
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**Pacing Schedule**
9/7 || Unit 1 Chapter 1 Early Peoples Lesson 1 Settling the Americas || Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Cells p24-33 || Open Court Unit 1: Cooperation and Competition - Class President - Marble Champ - SOR Losers || Blood on the River || 9/14 || Unit 1 Chapter 1 Early Peoples Lesson 2 Hohokam and Pueblo Peoples Lesson 3 The Mound Builders || Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 2 From Cells to Organism p36-43 ||  ||   || 9/21 || Unit 1 Chapter 2 Native Peoples and Their Cultures Lesson 1 Native Americans of the West Lesson 2 People of the Southwest || Unit 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Diversity of Organisms p46-59 ||  ||   || 9/28 || Unit 1 Chapter 2 Native Peoples and Their Cultures Lesson 3 Native Americans of the Plains Lesson 4 People of the Eastern Woodlands || Unit 1 Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Vascular Plants p70-77 || Unit # 1 Theme in Short Story, Poetry, and Song Writing: Literary Analysis, Reading: Poetry, short writing, and songs ||  || 10/5 || Unit 1 Wrap up Unit 2 Chapter 3 The Growth of Trade Lesson 1 Europe Faces Change || Unit 1 Chapter 2 Lesson 2 Plant Transport Systems p80-87 ||  ||   || 10/12 || Unit 2 Chapter 3 The Growth of Trade Lesson 2 Trade in Asia and Africa Lesson 3 Europeans Seek New Trade Routes || Unit 1 Chapter 2 Lesson 3 Photosynthesis and Respiration p90-97 ||  ||   || 10/19 || Unit 2 Chapter 4 Two Worlds Meet Lesson 1 Spaniards Reach the Americas Lesson 2 Spanish Exploration and Conquest || Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 1 The Human Body p110-117 ||  || Matilda or Bridge to Terabithia || 10/26 || Unit 2 Chapter 4 Two Worlds Meet Lesson 3 Spain's Overseas Empire Lesson 4 The Spanish Frontier || Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 2 The Digestive System p120-129 ||  ||   || 11/2 || Unit 2 Chapter 5 Europeans in North America Lesson 1 Searching for the Northwest Passage || Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 3 The Respiratory Systems p132-139 || Unit # 3 Imagined Worlds Writing: Narrative Reading: and Writing Fantasy ||  || 11/9 Veterans Day Holiday || Unit 2 Chapter 5 Europeans in North America Lesson 2 The First French Colonies Lesson 3 The First English Colonies || Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 4 The Circulatory System p142-151 ||  ||   || 11/16 Field Trips/Start of Minimum Days Clean up week! ||  || Unit 1 Chapter 3 Lesson 5 The Excretory System p154-166 ||   ||   || 11/30 || Unit 3 Chapter 6 The Southern Colonies Lesson 1 Virginia and Maryland Lesson 2 The Carolinas and Georgina Lesson 3 Living in the Southern Colonies || Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Earth: The Blue Planet p178-185 ||  ||   || 12/7 || Unit 3 Chapter 7 The New England Colonies Lesson 1 Plymouth Colony Lesson 2 The Puritans Settle Massachusetts Bay || Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 2 The Water Cycle p188-199 ||  ||   || 12/14 || Unit 3 Chapter 7 The New England Colonies Lesson 3 Connecticut and Rhode Island Lesson 4 Life in New England || Unit 2 Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Fresh Water Resources p202-211 ||  ||   || 1/4 || Unit 3 Chapter 8 The Middle Colonies Lesson 1 New York and New Jersey Lesson 2 Pennsylvania Lesson 3 Living in the Middle Colonies || Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 5 Earth's Atmosphere p232-239 || Unit # 3 Knowledge Quest Reading Informational Text with Open Court Unit 2 Astronomy ||  || 1/11 || Unit 3 Chapter 9 Life in the 13 Colonies Lesson 1 Conflicts with Native Americans Lesson 2 Slavery in the Colonies || Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 2 Air Currents and Wind p242-249 ||  ||   || 1/18 MLK Holiday || Unit 3 Chapter 9 Life in the 13 Colonies Lesson 3 Early Economies Lesson 4 Governing the Colonies ||  ||   ||   || 1/25 || Unit 4 Chapter 10 Competition in North America Lesson 1 The Spanish Colonize California Lesson 2 New France and Louisiana || Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 3 Oceans and Air Temperature p252-259 ||  ||   || 2/1 || Unit 4 Chapter 10 Competition in North America Lesson 3 The French and Indian War Chapter 11 The Colonists Rebel Lesson 1 The Colonists Protest British Rule Open Court Unit 4 Making a New Nation || Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 4 Severe Weather p262-273 ||  || Bud, Not Buddy || 2/8 Lincoln's Birthday Holiday || Unit 4 Chapter 11 The Colonists Rebel Lesson 2 The Revolution Begins Lesson 3 The Declaration of Independence || Unit 2 Chapter 5 Lesson 5 Predicting the Weather p276-285 ||  ||   || 2/15 Washington's Birthday Holiday || Unit 4 Chapter 12 The American Revolution Lesson 1 Fighting the War p390-396 || Unit 2 Chapter 6 Lesson 1 The Sun p296-303 || Unit #3 Knowledge Quest Writing a Research Project on Astronomy Reading: Open Court Making a New Nation "If You Lived at the Time of the Revolution" ||  || 2/22 || Unit 4 Chapter 12 The American Revolution Lesson 2 American Victories p400-407 Lesson 3 Peace and Independence p414-418 || Unit 2 Chapter 6 Lesson 2 The Structure of the Solar System p306-313 || Reading: Open Court Making a New Nation The Master Spy of Yorktown" ||  || 2/29 || Unit 5 Chapter 13 The Constitution of the United States Lesson 1 A Weak Plan of Government Lesson 2 Planning a New Government || Unit 2 Chapter 6 Lesson 3 Gravity and Orbit p316-323 || Reading: Open Court Making a New Nation "The Declaration of Independence" ||   || 3/7 || Unit 5 Chapter 13 The Constitution of the United States Lesson 3 The Constitution Lesson 4 States Approve the Constitution || Unit 3 Chapter 7 Lesson 1 Properties of Matter p340-349 || Reading: Open Court Making a New Nation "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" ||  || 3/14 Parent Conferences Minimum Days || Unit 5 Chapter 13 The Constitution of the United States Lesson 5 A New Republic || Unit 3 Chapter 7 Lesson 2 Elements p352-359 || Reading: Open Court Making a New Nation "We the People" ||   || 3/28 || Skip to concentrate on Science || Unit 3 Chapter 7 Lesson 3 Classifying Elements p362-373 Lesson 4 Mixtures p376-385 Lesson 5 Compounds p388-397 || Skip to concentrate on Science || You pick a novel || 4/4 || Skip to concentrate on Science || Unit 3 Chapter 8 Lesson 1 Chemical Reactions p408-417 Lesson 2 Metals and Alloys p420-431 Lesson 3 Salts p434-445 || Skip to concentrate on Science ||   || 4/11 || Chapter 14 Early Years of the United States Lesson 1 Crossing the Appalachians Unit 5 Chapter 14 Early Years of the United States Lesson 2 The Louisiana Purchase Lesson 3 The War of 1812 ||   || Unit # 4 Making the Case Reading: Editorials/Opinion pieces Writing: Opinion/Argument ||  || 4/18 Lesson 1 The Industrial Revolution p512-518 Lesson 2 New Methods of Transportation p520-523 ||  ||   ||   || 4/25 || Unit 6 Chapter 15 New Ideas Bring Change Lesson 3 Andrew Jackson Becomes President p526-533 Lesson 4 Immigrants and Ideas p536-539 ||  ||   ||   || 5/2 || Unit 6 Chapter 16 Settling the West Lesson 1 Trail to Oregon and Utah p548-553 Lesson 2 Texas and the War with Mexico p556-560 Lesson 3 The California Gold Rush p562-568 ||  || Open Court Unit 4 Going West ||   || 5/9 || Unit 7 Chapter 17 Slavery is Ended Lesson 1 Heading Toward Civil War p 588-594 Lesson 2 The Emancipation Proclamation p596-599 Lesson 3 Unequal Rights p602-605 ||  ||   ||   || 5/16 || Chapter 18 Newcomers Help Build the Nation Lesson 1 Coming to America p610-615 Lesson 2 American Cities Grow and Change p618-623 Lesson 3 Immigrants Today p626-629 ||  || Open Court Unit 3 Heritage ||   || 5/23 || Chapter 19 The Promise of Democracy Lesson 1 Our Core Democratic Values p636-639 Lesson 2 Equal Rights for All p642-648 Lesson 3 Present-day Challenges p650-653 ||  ||   ||   || 5/31 ||  ||   ||   ||   || 6/6 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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