Designed by Alison & Rose
HOW THE WORLD WORKS
CDNIS Grade 6 Unit of Inquiry, 1 February - 7 March
Central Idea
The continual evolution of Earth’s natural features affects life on the planet.
FEBRUARY 2012
Key Concepts ★Form ★Causation ★Change Form - What are the recognizable features of Earth that can be observed, identified, described and categorized? How does Earth look now compared to the past? What might Earth look like in the future? Causation - What causes the Earth’s features to evolve?
Lines of Inquiry ★How Earth has changed over time ★How Earth’s natural features have evolved ★How changes in Earth’s natural features have affected life
Change - How do Earth’s features change and how have the changes affected life on the planet? How might life change in the future because of the changes that could occur to Earth’s features?
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HOW THE WORLD WORKS
Attributes
Students will strive to be: ★Knowledgeable
Students will develop their knowledge about the different landforms on Earth and how these have changed over time. They will develop an understanding of how the changes affect life.
You can help at home by:
-exploring websites related to the purpose of the unit -watching Earth Science videos (online) and talking about main ideas -asking your child to share his or her new knowledge and understanding -taking your child on a “Geotour” with Hong Kong Geopark of China to see diverse geological features and landscapes of Hong Kong www.geopark.gov.hk
Transdisciplinary FEBRUARY 2012 Skills
Research ★
Identifying something they want to know and asking compelling and relevant questions that can be researched.
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Organising data
Sorting and categorizing information; arranging into understandable forms such as narrative descriptions, tables, timelines, graphs and diagrams.
Students will develop their research skills and show independence in learning by using an inquiry cycle to scaffold an independent investigation.
Thinking ★
Attitudes
Acquisition of knowledge
Gaining specific facts, ideas, and vocabulary.
Through engaging with the unit, students should increasingly demonstrate:
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Being curious about how the Earth evolves.
Learning Intentions Students will develop an understanding that:
Comprehension
Grasping meaning from a range of secondary sources including internet sites, documentaries, and books, and interpreting what they learn through the data they record.
★Curiosity
Appreciating the wonder and beauty of Earth’s natural phenomena.
Recording data
Describing and recording observations by drawing, note taking, making charts, tallying, writing statements.
★Inquirer
★Appreciation
Formulating questions
Students will know:
★The continual evolution of Earth’s natural features affects life on the planet
★How land masses and geographic features have changed through time
★Earth is continually changing
★Why the earth changes ★The effects of natural changes on life
Technology
Investigating different landforms through media sources and creating animation videos to share their findings.