| Month | Date | Day | Chapt. | Subject | Milestones, Possible Videos |
| January | 25 | Mon | Class Introduction | ||
| 27 | Wed | 1 | Introduction to Geology | ||
| February | 1 | Mon | 2, 12 | Plate Tectonics | Introductory Quiz Due |
| 3 | Wed | Plate Tectonics (continued) | “Living Rock”2 | ||
| 8 | Mon | Plate Tectonics (continued) | |||
| 10 | Wed | Plate Tectonics (continued) | “Volcanoes of the Deep Sea”7 | ||
| 15 | Mon | HOLIDAY - no class | Lincoln’s / Washington’s Days | ||
| 17 | Wed | Plate Tectonics (continued) | |||
| 22 | Mon | 3 | Matter and Minerals | ||
| 24 | Wed | 4 | Igneous Rocks | “Volcano! Nature’s Inferno”3 | |
| March | 1 | Mon | 5 | Volcanic Activity | Exam 1 Due |
| 3 | Wed | Volcanic Activity (continued) | |||
| 8 | Mon | 6 | Weathering and Soil | ||
| 10 | Wed | 7 | Sedimentary Rocks | ||
| 15 | Mon | 8 | Metamorphic Rocks | ||
| 17 | Wed | 9 | Geologic Time | ||
| 22 | Mon | 10 | Crustal Deformation | “Killer Quake”4 | |
| 24 | Wed | 11 | Earthquakes | Exam 2 Due | |
| 29 | Mon | SPRING BREAK - no class | |||
| 31 | Wed | SPRING BREAK - no class | |||
| April | 5 | Mon | Earthquakes (continued) | “Earthquake Country L.A.”5 | |
| 7 | Wed | 13 | Divergent Boundaries: Sea Floors | “Faces of Earth: Assembling America”8 | |
| 12 | Mon | 14 | Convergent Boundaries: Mountain Building | ||
| 14 | Wed | 15 | Mass Wasting | ||
| 19 | Mon | 16 | Running Water | ||
| 21 | Wed | 17 | Groundwater | ||
| 26 | Mon | 18 | Glaciers | ||
| 28 | Wed | 19 | Deserts | ||
| May | 3 | Mon | 20 | Shorelines | |
| 5 | Wed | 21 | Global Climate Change | Exam 3 Due | |
| 10 | Mon | Global Climate Change (continued) | “Ocean Oasis”10 | ||
| 12 | Wed | 22 | Geologic Development of the San Diego Region | Research Project Due (16 May) | |
| 17 | Mon | 23 | Energy and Mineral Resources | ||
| 19 | Wed | The Grand Finale !!! | “Grand Cyn: Hidden Secrets”9 | ||
| 24 | Mon | 12:00 noon – 2:00 PM à Room 406 | FINAL EXAM PERIOD | ||
| 26 | Wed | 11:59 PM, in Blackboard | Final Exam Due |