PLTW Gateway · Grade 8 Science

Medical Detectives

Suggested Pacing — Semester 1, 2026–2027

Unit at a Glance

Each class meets for 80 minutes. One box on this calendar is one 80-minute period, and each activity's slides carry a matching 80-minute plan that breaks the period into a warm-up, new content, hands-on time, and a debrief.

School days, holidays, and breaks come from the district 2026–27 academic calendar as published on the LMEC Teacher Calendar. The last three days of each quarter are held open on purpose — no new content — so students can catch up and turn in last-minute work before grades close.

Pacing may change depending on students’ understanding of the material or other unforeseen events and delays.