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    Kindergarten Unit of Inquiry

    Unit 1
    Who We Are

    Me and My World
    CENTRAL IDEA
    LINES OF INQUIRY
    Our home and school environments shape who we are.
    • Appreciation of self and others. (perspective)
    • Changes as we grow. (change)
    • My role in my family and my school. (connection)

    Unit 2
    How We Organize Ourselves

    Communities
    CENTRAL IDEA
    LINES OF INQUIRY
    The  structure of a community is organized to help us work and live cooperatively.
    • The function of a community. (function)
    • Understating the importance of rules. (reflection)
    • Helpful members of the community. (responsibility)

    Unit 3
    How We Express Ourselves

    How We Express Ourselves
    CENTRAL IDEA
    LINES OF INQUIRY
    Beliefs and values are expressed throughout cultural celebrations.
    • The manner in which people celebrate. (function)
    • The purpose and inspiration behind celebrations. (causation)
    • The importance of celebrations. (reflection)

    Unit 4
    How the World Works

    A Drop of Water
    CENTRAL IDEA
    LINES OF INQUIRY
    Water is a resource that the earth provides and it affects our daily life.
    • The elements of water. (change)
    • Water affects our daily life. (connection)
    • The importance of conserving water. (responsibility)

    Unit 5
    Where We Are in Place and Time

    Our World Now and Long Ago
    CENTRAL IDEA
    LINES OF INQUIRY
    The influence of our past helps to shape our lives today.
    • Similarities and differences of past and present times. (change)
    • Ways in which historical individuals have shown examples of courage honesty determinations and individual responsibility. (responsibility)
    • How accomplishments of historical individuals impact our lives today. (connections)

    Unit 6
    Sharing the Planet

    Interdependence of Living Things
    CENTRAL IDEA
    LINES OF INQUIRY
    Living things are interdependent.
    • What and how animals and plants provide for one another. (function)
    • The structure of living things. (form)
    • What living things need to grow and be healthy. (change)

    Farmdale elementary an ib world school

    2660 Ruth Swiggett Dr.

    Los Angeles, CA 90032
    (323) 222-6659 Phone | (323) 222-9693 Fax

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    Los Angeles Unified School District 

    333 S. Beaudry Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90017

    Phone: (213) 241-1000 

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