An Overview of
the 7^th Grade Science Curriculum
MSAD #71 – Kennebunk, Maine 

(for a more detailed list of assignments and current work click on the gears below)

                                Month                Unit Being Studied

                    September                            Bug Bytes

                October                  Microscopic Life / SURVIVE!

                November                              Genetics

                December                         Fruit Fly Report

                January                              Sex Education

                February                       Earth Science / Astronomy

                March                                       Energy

                April                           Fast Plants / Photosynthesis

                May                                            Ecology
                                                                     and
                  June                                      Marine Science

                                                                              On-Going Greenhouse Activities
                                                        Throughout the Year
                                                                             (Germination, propagation, transplanting,
                                                                                                      experimentation, crop production)

Ongoing Assessments -  The assessments listed below will be used 
                                                throughout the year.  Specific assessments
                                                for a particular unit will be found on that
                                                month's curriculum map.

                    Tests and Quizzes . . .         Periodic teacher-made tests and quizzes will be given 
                                during each unit – questions will be tied to information covered in class, 
                                notes in notebooks, and associated readings.  Questions will also be 
                                connected to local MSAD #71 Standards and Maine State Learning Results.

   Notebooks  . . . . . . .           Notebooks will be checked once or twice each quarter and
                will be graded on completeness and organization. 

    Class and Lab Work  . . . . Work performed in class, participation in labs and
                activities, and general conduct will be evaluated on a daily basis. 

    Reading Assignments . . .  Occasional reading assignments will be made for
                the Life Science textbook (at home) or the Earth Science textbook (in class).
                There will often be a written assignment associated with the reading
                assignment.

    Specific assessments . . .    During each unit there will be specific products
                 assigned and there will also be occasional assessment portfolio pieces
                 produced.  To see the specific assessments for this month's unit click on
                 the icon at the top of this web page.