| Week | | | Read |
| 1 | Jan | 14-16 | S1&MP1 | Ancient and Modern Astronomy: Science and Myth |
| 2 | | 21-23 | S2&MP2 | Cycles, Motions, and Eclipses |
| 3 | | 28-30 | MP3-5 | Sun Dagger and Chimney Rock |
| 4 | Feb | 4-6 | MP7-8 | Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde, |
| 5 | | 11-13 | S15 | Comets, Collisions, and Space Junk |
| | | Thurs: exam #1 |
| 6 | | 18-20 | S4 | Copernicus, Galileo, and Revolutions |
| 7 | | 25-27 | S5 | Newton, Gravity, and Black Holes |
| 8 | March | 4-6 | S6 | Old and New Light , Atoms, and Creation |
| 9 | | 11-13 | S7 | Telescope and Searches for other Planets |
| 10 | | 18-20 | S8 | Overview of the Plants |
| | | Thurs: exam #2 |
| 11 | | 25-27 | Spring Break | Optional Field Trip |
| 12 | April | 1-3 | S10 | Dead Worlds: Mercury and the Moon |
| 13 | | 8-10 | S11 | Inferno Venus and its Run-away Greenhouse |
| 14 | | 15-17 | S13 | Jupiter, Saturn, Moons, and Rings |
| 15 | | 22-24 | S14 | Distant Lands: The Outer Planets |
| 16 | April/ May | 29-1 | S16 | Origin of Solar Systems |
| 17 | May | 5 | | Review |