Theme: Sharing the planet
Central Idea: People have a responsibility to share and conserve finite resources in order for all living things to survive
Lines of Inquiry:
* What is needed for all living things to survive
* The relationship between living things
* Our responsibility to share and conserve resources
Key Concepts: function, connection, responsibility
Theme: How the World Works
Central Idea: Resources of the earth are useful and have properties that can be observed and described
Lines of Inquiry:
*Properties and characteristics of the earth's resources
*Uses of rocks, water, and soil
*The relationship between the resources of the earth
Key Concepts: function, connection, change
Theme: Who We Are
Central Idea: As a member of a classroom community we have responsibilities to one another and to ourselves
Lines of Inquiry:
* How individuals in a community cooperate to reach common goals
* How essential agreements are established in order to support a community
* The responsibilities to each other and ourselves in our community
Key Concepts: perspective, causation, responsibility
Theme: Where We are in Time and Place
Central Idea: Games are unique to the time and place in which they are played
Lines of Inquiry:
* Games, past and present
* The skills that help us play games
* Games around the world
Key Concepts: change, causation, perspective
Theme: How we Express Ourselves
Central Idea: People share and enjoy fiction and non-fiction in a variety of ways
Lines of Inquiry:
* Stories come in a variety of forms
* Stories are connected to other stories and to our lives
* What we enjoy about stories
Key Concepts: reflection, perspective, connection
Theme: How we Organize Ourselves
Central Idea: There are systems in place that help us meet our wants and needs
Lines of Inquiry:
* How systems are interconnected
* Our wants and needs
* The workers in a system
Key Concepts: form, function, connection
Central Idea: People have a responsibility to share and conserve finite resources in order for all living things to survive
Lines of Inquiry:
* What is needed for all living things to survive
* The relationship between living things
* Our responsibility to share and conserve resources
Key Concepts: function, connection, responsibility
Theme: How the World Works
Central Idea: Resources of the earth are useful and have properties that can be observed and described
Lines of Inquiry:
*Properties and characteristics of the earth's resources
*Uses of rocks, water, and soil
*The relationship between the resources of the earth
Key Concepts: function, connection, change
Theme: Who We Are
Central Idea: As a member of a classroom community we have responsibilities to one another and to ourselves
Lines of Inquiry:
* How individuals in a community cooperate to reach common goals
* How essential agreements are established in order to support a community
* The responsibilities to each other and ourselves in our community
Key Concepts: perspective, causation, responsibility
Theme: Where We are in Time and Place
Central Idea: Games are unique to the time and place in which they are played
Lines of Inquiry:
* Games, past and present
* The skills that help us play games
* Games around the world
Key Concepts: change, causation, perspective
Theme: How we Express Ourselves
Central Idea: People share and enjoy fiction and non-fiction in a variety of ways
Lines of Inquiry:
* Stories come in a variety of forms
* Stories are connected to other stories and to our lives
* What we enjoy about stories
Key Concepts: reflection, perspective, connection
Theme: How we Organize Ourselves
Central Idea: There are systems in place that help us meet our wants and needs
Lines of Inquiry:
* How systems are interconnected
* Our wants and needs
* The workers in a system
Key Concepts: form, function, connection