NB 27 7th Grade Genetics Unit

Northbrook School District 27 Science Curriculum
7th Grade Ecology Unit
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.
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.	District-Created Assessments and Lab Sheets Lesson 73: Introduced Species Project Introduced Species Rubric Conclusion and Exit Slip Lesson 80 Exit Slip Lesson 81 Exit Slip Food Chain/Food Web End-of-Unit Assessment Pt. 1 End-of-Unit Assessment Pt. 2
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.

Northbrook School District 27 Science Curriculum