Who we are
Building Relationships
- Central Idea
- Relationships are enhanced by learning about other people’s perspectives and communicating our own.
- An inquiry into
- Social interactions
- Acknowledging others’ perspectives
- Managing and resolving conflict
Where we are in place and time
Ancient Civilizations
- Central Idea
- People from different time periods and parts of the world lived in organized communities.
- An inquiry into
- Evidence of past civilizations
- Compare/contrast different civilizations
- Contributions of past civilizations
How we express ourselves
Think, Plan and Produce
- Central Idea
- Most ideas go through a process to be expressed through a final product.
- An inquiry into
- Ideas
- Plans
- Execution
- Final Product
How the world works
Simple Machines
- Central Idea
- Simple machines help us get work done faster and easier.
- An inquiry into
- The 6 simple machines
- How simple machines help people do work
- Using simple machines in our own inventions
How we organize ourselves
World of Work
- Central Idea
- People need specific skills, knowledge, and personal qualities to participate in the world of work, and their work contributes to the functioning of society.
- An inquiry into
- Kinds of work people do
- Skills, knowledge, and personal qualities people need to be successful in their work
- Connection between people’s personal circumstances and their opportunities in the world of work
Sharing the planet
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Central Idea
- Our personal choices can change our environment..
- An inquiry into
- Natural resources (use and misuse)
- Different materials
- Reducing, reusing and recycling
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