12 October 2012
WH ERE WE A RE IN P LA C E A N D TIM E
TRANSDISCIPLINARY THEME
TEACHER QUESTIONS
ATTRIBUTES
Why does the world change?
Knowledgeable: Knowing about
An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.
ENDURING UNDERSTANDING Major events often initiate significant change.
LINES OF INQUIRY -Major events and periods in time -Changes resulting from major events and periods in time -Recent events and possible future impacts
different events & periods of time in
KEY CONCEPTS Causation: The consequences of major historical events & periods in time. Why is it like it is? Change: What causes changes in our world? Understanding that change is
history and the changes they brought Inquirers: Being curious about events in the world & the changes they brought; decisions and experiences in the past that brought change to their family
inevitable & universal.
RELATED CONCEPTS History Impact
ATTITUDES Curiosity: Becoming curious about history, other places and times, and major events that have consequently impacted the world in which we live Enthusiasm: Enjoying learning and finding out about events in history
CENTRAL IDEA
Major events and periods in time have changed the world
Transdisciplinary Skills Research: -Formulating questions - Observing - Planning - Collecting Data - Recording Data Organizing Data - Interpreting Data - Presenting Research Findings
12 October 2012
TRA NS D IS C IP LINA RY LEA RNING INMA TH & LITERA C Y MATHEMATICS
writing using a variety of strategies & oral, print, & electronic sources. -Respond to others’ writing by providing
Measurement Conceptual Understanding -Objects & events have attributes that can feedback comments & giving constructive feedback be measured using appropriate tools. Relationships exist between standard units Oral Language-Speaking& Listening -Listen reflectively to stories read aloud in that measure the same attributes. order to identify story structures and ideas Constructing Meaning: -Understand relationships between units (i.e. seconds, minutes, hours) Transfer Meaning into Symbols: Read & write digital & analogue time on 12-hr & 24-hr clocks Applying with understanding:
SUCCESS CRITERIA You will know: -subject specific vocabulary and use it in discussions & written work You will: -explain how major events and periods in
-Use timelines in units of inquiry & other real life situations -Select appropriate tools & units of measurement
time have changed the world
LITERACY Written Language-Reading
WHAT CAN YOU DO AS PARENTS? -Use the unit vocabulary in discussions and prompt your child also until it
-Use reference books, dictionaries, computers & web-based applications with increasing independence & responsibility -Know how to skim & scan texts to decide whether they will be useful, before attempting to read in detail - Access information from a variety of texts both in print & online, for example, newspapers, magazines, journals, comics, graphic books, e-books, blogs, wikis
ACTION -What action can be taken as a result of your learning?
becomes the norm -Allow your child to interview you or some other member of the family. Give them constructive feedback on their interviewing skills
-Discuss your family history and how different experiences and decisions changed where you are and what you do now. Encourage your child to ask further - Read historical fiction & information text questions. - Develop reading strategies: inferring, -Discuss major world events and how they predicting, fact or opinion, cause & effect changed the world in order to develop Written Language-Writing further knowledge and understanding of -Writing to recount/ writing to inquire the central idea. -Gather information to support ideas for
UNIT VOCABULARY development technologies social cultural economic curiosity data interpreting formulating significant inquirer causation history cause & effect impact consequence circumstances initiate