Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun.

9/9

9/1

6

9/2

3

9/3

0

10/7

10/1

4

10/2

1

10/2

8

11/4

11/1

1

11/1

8

11/2

5

12/2

12/9

12/1

6

12/3

0

1/6

1/13

1/20

1/27

2/3

2/10

2/24

3/2

3/9

3/16

3/23

3/30

4/6

4/2

0

4/2

7

5/4

5/11

5/18

5/25

6/1

6/8

6/1

5

6/2

2

9/9

9/1

6

9/2

3

9/3

0

10/7

10/1

4

10/2

1

10/2

8

11/4

11/1

1

11/1

8

11/2

5

12/2

12/9

12/1

6

12/3

0

1/6

1/13

1/20

1/27

2/3

2/10

2/24

3/2

3/9

3/16

3/23

3/30

4/6

4/2

0

4/2

7

5/4

5/11

5/18

5/25

6/1

6/8

6/1

5

6/2

2

NYC Middle School Unit Pacing Calendars and Unit Guides

Launch Unit: Geology on Mars

Earth, Moon, and Sun Force and Motion Engineering Internship: Force and Motion

Magnetic Fields Light Waves Traits and Reproduction Natural Selection Evolutionary History

Launch Unit: Harnessing Human Energy

Thermal Energy Populations and Resources Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Weather Patterns Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Earth’s Changing Climate

Launch Unit: Microbiome

Metabolism Phase Change Chemical Reactions Plate Motion Engineering Internship: Plate Motion

Rock Transformations Engineering Internship: Earth’s Changing Climate

6th Grade Pacing Calendar and Unit Guide (2019–2020)

Unit Name Companion Lessons Instructional DaysSuggested Dates

Launch Unit: Harnessing Human Energy11 lessons(45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: Lesson 1: Investigating Electrical Devices. Insert after Lesson 2.2 (60 min) Lesson 2: Investigating Non-Touching Forces. Insert after Lesson 3.3 (90 mins)Lesson 3: Reading About Non-Touching Forces. Insert after Lesson 3.3, after “Investigating Non-Touching Forces” Companion Lesson (60 mins)

22 Instructional Days Launch Unit: 11 daysNYC CLs: 5 days

Sept 9–Oct 8

Thermal Energy19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons:Lesson 4: Designing Hot and Cold Packs. Insert after Lesson 2.5 (105 mins)

24 Instructional Days Core Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: 2.5 days

Oct 10–Nov 15

Populations and Resources19 lessons (45 mins each)

NYC Companion Lesson:Lesson 5: Reading “The Amazing Variety of Life in a Coral Reef.” Insert after Lesson 3.4 (60 mins)

24 Instructional Days Core Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: 1.5 days

Nov 18–Dec 23

WINTER RECESS

Matter and Energy in Ecosystems 19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lesson: None

24 Instructional Days Core Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

Jan 2–Feb 6

Weather Patterns19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lesson:Lesson 6: Reading “What Makes Water Move?” Insert after Lesson 1.3 (60 mins)

19 Instructional Days Core Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: 1.5 days

Feb 7–Mar 18Spans Midwinter Recess

Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lesson:Lesson 7: Explaining Deep Ocean Currents. Insert after Lesson 3.3 (90 mins)

24 Instructional Days Core Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: 2 days

Mar 19–May 1Spans Spring Recess

Earth’s Changing Climate19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lesson:None

24 Instructional DaysCore Unit:19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

May 4–Jun 8

NOTE: The Instructional days column includes additional days for the integration

of companion lessons, facilitation, analysis and interpretation of benchmark

assessment data to inform instructional needs and next steps leading into the

subsequent unit.

Here are the dates you can expect your school to be closed during

the 2019–2020 school year:

• Sept. 30–Oct. 1: Rosh Hashanah (schools closed)

• Oct. 9: Yom Kippur (schools closed)

• Oct. 14: Columbus Day Observed (schools closed)

• Nov. 5: Election Day (students do not attend school)

• Nov. 11: Veterans Day Observed (schools closed)

• Nov. 28–29: Thanksgiving Recess (schools closed)

• Dec. 24–Jan. 1: Winter Recess (schools closed)

• Jan. 20: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (schools closed)

• Feb. 17–21: Midwinter Recess (schools closed)

• Apr. 9–17: Spring Recess (schools closed)

• May 25: Memorial Day (schools closed)

• Jun. 4: Anniversary Day (students do not attend school)

• Jun. 9: June Clerical Day. Elementary school, middle school, and

D75 students do not attend school.

• Jun. 26: Last Day for All Students (early dismissal)

7th Grade Pacing Calendar and Unit Guide (2019–2020)

Unit Name Companion Lessons Instructional DaysSuggested Dates

Launch Unit: Microbiome11 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

17 Instructional Days Launch Unit: 10 daysNYC CLs: N/A

Sept 9– Sept 27

Metabolism19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: Lesson 1: Reading “How You Are Like a Sneezing Iguana.” Insert after Lesson 3.2 (60 mins)Lesson 2: Can Plants Respond to the Environment. Insert after Lesson 3.3 (135 mins)Lesson 3: Reading “How Do Trees Grow So Huge Without Eating?” Insert after Lesson 3.5 (60 mins)

29 Instructional DaysCore Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: 6 days

Oct 2–Nov 15

Phase Change19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons:Lesson 4: Reading “Icy Heat.” Insert after Lesson 2.2 (60 mins)

24 Instructional DaysCore Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: 1.5 days

Nov 18–Dec 23

WINTER RECESS

Chemical Reactions19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons:Lesson 5: Identifying Substances. Insert after Lesson 1.3 (60 mins)Lesson 6: Mixtures, Properties, and Separation. Insert after Lesson 2.3 (90 mins)

24 Instructional Days Core Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: 3.5 days

Jan 2–Feb 6

Plate Motion 19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

24 Instructional Days Core Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

Feb 7–Mar 18

Engineering Internship (EI): Plate Motion 10 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons:None

13 Instructional DaysEI Unit: 10 daysNYC CLs: N/A

Mar 19–Apr 6

Rock Transformations19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

24 Instructional DaysCore Unit: 19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

Apr 7–May 20

Engineering Internship (EI): Earth’s Changing Climate 10 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

13 Instructional DaysEI Unit: 10 daysNYC CLs: N/A

May 21–Jun 11

NOTE: The Instructional days column includes additional days for the integration

of companion lessons, facilitation, analysis and interpretation of benchmark

assessment data to inform instructional needs and next steps leading into the

subsequent unit.

Here are the dates you can expect your school to be closed during

the 2019–2020 school year:

• Sept. 30–Oct. 1: Rosh Hashanah (schools closed)

• Oct. 9: Yom Kippur (schools closed)

• Oct. 14: Columbus Day Observed (schools closed)

• Nov. 5: Election Day (students do not attend school)

• Nov. 11: Veterans Day Observed (schools closed)

• Nov. 28–29: Thanksgiving Recess (schools closed)

• Dec. 24–Jan. 1: Winter Recess (schools closed)

• Jan. 20: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (schools closed)

• Feb. 17–21: Midwinter Recess (schools closed)

• Apr. 9–17: Spring Recess (schools closed)

• May 25: Memorial Day (schools closed)

• Jun. 4: Anniversary Day (students do not attend school)

• Jun. 9: June Clerical Day. Elementary school, middle school, and

D75 students do not attend school.

• Jun. 26: Last Day for All Students (early dismissal)

8th Grade Pacing Calendar and Unit Guide (2019–2020)

Unit Name Companion Lessons Instructional DaysSuggested Dates

Launch Unit: Geology on Mars 11 lessons (45 minutes each

NYC Companion Lessons: None

17 Instructional DaysUnit: 11 daysNYC CLs: N/A

Sept–Sept 27

Earth, Moon and Sun19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

22 Instructional DaysUnit: 19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

October 2–November 4

Force and Motion19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

21 Instructional DaysUnit: 19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

November 6–December 9

Engineering Internship: Force and Motion 10 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

12 Instructional DaysUnit: 10 daysNYC CLs: N/A

Dec 10–Jan 3DEC 24–JAN 1 Winter Recess (Schools closed)

Magnetic Fields 19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lesson:Lesson 1: Water Wheel Design. Insert after Lesson 2.2 (90 mins)

23 Instructional DaysUnit: 19 daysNYC CLs: 2 days

January 6–February 7

Light Waves 19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

21 Instructional DaysUnit: 19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

Feb 10–Mar 16

Traits and Reproduction 19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

21 Instructional DaysUnit: 19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

Mar 17–Apr 23

Natural Selection 19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

21 Instructional DaysUnit: 19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

April 24–May 22

Evolutionary History 19 lessons (45 minutes each)

NYC Companion Lessons: None

21 Instructional DaysUnit: 19 daysNYC CLs: N/A

May 26–June 25

NOTE: The Instructional days column includes additional days for the integration

of companion lessons, facilitation, analysis and interpretation of benchmark

assessment data to inform instructional needs and next steps leading into the

subsequent unit.

Here are the dates you can expect your school to be closed during

the 2019–2020 school year:

• Sept. 30–Oct. 1: Rosh Hashanah (schools closed)

• Oct. 9: Yom Kippur (schools closed)

• Oct. 14: Columbus Day Observed (schools closed)

• Nov. 5: Election Day (students do not attend school)

• Nov. 11: Veterans Day Observed (schools closed)

• Nov. 28–29: Thanksgiving Recess (schools closed)

• Dec. 24–Jan. 1: Winter Recess (schools closed)

• Jan. 20: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (schools closed)

• Feb. 17–21: Midwinter Recess (schools closed)

• Apr. 9–17: Spring Recess (schools closed)

• May 25: Memorial Day (schools closed)

• Jun. 4: Anniversary Day (students do not attend school)

• Jun. 9: June Clerical Day. Elementary school, middle school, and

D75 students do not attend school.

• Jun. 26: Last Day for All Students (early dismissal)

SY 2019–2020 Testing Schedule:

• Grade 8 Science Performance Test · Administration Dates: May 18–May 29

◊ Final Dates to Submit Answers to Scanning Centers: June 11

• Grade 8 Science Written · Administration Dates: June 1 ◊ Final Dates to Submit Answers to Scanning Centers: June 11

• NYSAA English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science · Administration Dates: March 9–June 5