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Pre-K Unit of Inquiry

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1st Grade Unit of Inquiry

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3rd Grade Unit of Inquiry

4th Grade Unit of Inquiry

5th Grade Unit of Inquiry

2nd Ggrade Unit of Inquiry

Unit 1: How We Organize Ourselves

CENTRAL IDEA: Roles and choices contribute to the functioning of a system.

LINES OF INQUIRY

An inquiry into how systems are organized and constructed. (Function)
An inquiry into the interconnectedness of systems and structures. (Connection)
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

An inquiry into the states of matter. (Function)
An inquiry into the events that cause changes. (Causation)
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

An inquiry into how people make a difference in other's lives. (Connection)
An inquiry into how character impacts others. (Responsibility)
An inquiry into why people take action. (Cause)

Unit 4: Sharing the Planet

CENTRAL IDEA: Nature Impacts Human Interactions.

LINES OF INQUIRY

How living things depend on each other and their environment to survive. (Function)
How limits on resources affect the production and consumption of our resources. (Causation)
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

An inquiry into events that change our natural environment. (Causation)
An inquiry into how the past shapes the future. (Connection)
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

An inquiry into how simple mapping tools and the arts can help us describe different landforms and populations.
An inquiry into how living things survive in their environment.
An inquiry into how the experience of living things can be expresses through different points of view.

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