Fourth Grade Living Environment Unit

Home | Living Environment Home | Sect. 1, Chapter 1 | Sect. 1, Chapter 3 | Sect. 1, Chapter 4 | Assessment Activity | Sect. 4, Chapter 12 | Sect. 4, Chapter 13 | Sect. 4, Chapter 14 | Sect. 4, Chapter 15 | End of Unit Assessment
Unit Overview
The Unit Overview contains a summary description of the unit and individual lessons. It features essential/unit questions that align with the unit benchmarks.

Unit Blueprint

The Unit Blueprint is a comprehensive table that aligns individual lessons, essential/unit questions, benchmarks, and assessments. This interactive tool contains links to teacher-generated sheets, student work samples, helpful teacher tips, and video clips (if applicable).

Sect. 1, Chapter 1
Sect. 1, Chapter 3
Sect. 1, Chapter 4
Assessment Activity
Sect. 4, Chapter 12
Sect. 4, Chapter 13
Sect. 4, Chapter 14
Sect. 4, Chapter 15
End of Unit Assessment

Download an Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) version of the entire blueprint.

Terrarium Journal Rubric (PDF)
Terrarium Journal Rubric (MS Word)

Unit Benchmarks
The Unit Benchmarks provides a list of benchmarks (learning goals) for the unit. Project 2061 by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences was used for selecting enduring, developmentally appropriate benchmarks. The benchmarks are organized by chapters from Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
Research on Student Misconceptions
Research on Student Misconceptions contains research about common student misconceptions related to the unit of study. Research from the Research Base (Chapter 15) of Benchmarks for Science Literacy is primarily used. Additional research is used to supplement areas not addressed by Project 2061.

Resources
The Resources web page provides an annotated bibliography of web sites, videos, and books related to the unit of study. It contains hotlinks to relevant sites.

 

Copyright © 2005 by Northbrook School District 27. All rights reserved.