2nd Grade Unit of Inquiry
Unit 1: How We Organize Ourselves
CENTRAL IDEA: Roles and choices contribute to the functioning of a system.
LINES OF INQUIRY
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An inquiry into how systems are organized and constructed. (Function)
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An inquiry into the interconnectedness of systems and structures. (Connection)
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An inquiry into the roles and responsibilities of citizens in human system. (Responsibility)
Unit 2: How The World Works
CENTRAL IDEA: Change in properties cause changes that sometimes ca be reversed.
LINES OF INQUIRY
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An inquiry into the states of matter. (Function)
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An inquiry into the events that cause changes. (Causation)
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An inquiry into the effects of change. (Change)
Unit 3: Who We Are
CENTRAL IDEA: People's Actions can Impact the World.
LINES OF INQUIRY
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An inquiry into how people make a difference in other's lives. (Connection)
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An inquiry into how character impacts others. (Responsibility)
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An inquiry into why people take action. (Cause)
Unit 4: Sharing the Planet
CENTRAL IDEA: Nature Impacts Human Interactions.
LINES OF INQUIRY
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How living things depend on each other and their environment to survive. (Function)
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How limits on resources affect the production and consumption of our resources. (Causation)
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Why people have different points of view about preserving the environment (Perspective)
Unit 5: Where We Are in Place and Time
CENTRAL IDEA: Events can cause Changes
LINES OF INQUIRY
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An inquiry into events that change our natural environment. (Causation)
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An inquiry into how the past shapes the future. (Connection)
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An inquiry into the ways and reasons to preserve and document events. (Form/Responsibility)
Unit 6: How we Express Ourselves
CENTRAL IDEA: Nature Can Inspire Creativity
LINES OF INQUIRY
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An inquiry into how simple mapping tools and the arts can help us describe different landforms and populations.
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An inquiry into how living things survive in their environment.
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An inquiry into how the experience of living things can be expresses through different points of view.