PYP Units of Inquiry

	Who we are	Where we are in place and time	How we express ourselves	How the world works	How we organize ourselves	Sharing the planet
EC 3	Every day I learn more about myself and the things I am able to do with my body.		We can retell stories using oral language, music, drama and art.	We learn about different materials in our world by manipulating them.		Plants are living things that need certain conditions to grow and stay healthy.
EC 4	The food we eat reflects our families’ ideas about nutrition and where we come from.		Everyone experiences feelings, which can be expressed in various ways.	The ocean provides the food and environment for sea animals to live and survive.	People create different types of vehicles to go from one place to another.
Kinder	We have the responsibility and the right to take care of our bodies and minds.	Families celebrate important holidays and events throughout the year.	People around the world express themselves through stories.	Humans grow and change throughout their lifetime.	Various systems in our community keep us safe.	Farm animals provide food and materials for clothing.
Grade 1	I am unique and I belong to a group.	Games and toys change from generation to generation	Illustrations allow people to communicate.	Matter is everything and it comes in different forms.	We need to be organized to take journeys.	We share the planet with many animals and our actions can affect their survival.
Grade 2	I am responsible for becoming a better person.	Children around the world have many similarities and differences because of their geographical environment.	We can use our imagination to express ourselves in many ways.	Vibrations produce sound which travels through a medium.	Foods go through a process before they reach our tables.	Our personal choices can change our environment.
Grade 3	A balanced approach to nutrition, exercise and sleep contributes to health.	Humans have a desire to explore.	Traditional stories are told to help people make sense of the world and to teach values that are still important today.	All simple machines transfer force, which makes our lives easier.	A market place is a system of trading goods and services to meet the needs of the community.	Water is a limited resource that is shared unevenly on our planet.
Grade 4	Family histories provide an insight into culture, family and the individual.	Through their inventions, people have contributed to the changes in society.	Humor is a universal form of expression.	There are powerful forces that are constantly changing the Earth’s physical features and the life it supports.	Organizations consist of interdependent parts which perform specific function.	Ecosystems contain limited resources that are impacted by human actions
Grade 5	We take personal and social responsibility for ourselves, our community, environment and others.	People move for many reasons, and its impact has affected us and changed the world.	Media is a powerful tool that influences the decisions people make.	We are part of the universe, and we are compelled to adapt to and explore it.	Governments evolve through events and individual actions.	The ocean is a vital resource whose ecological balance is affected by humans.

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Units of Inquiry