Grade 5

 

Central Idea:

Humans make choices about the way they consume natural resources and these choices affect the enviroment.

An Inquiry Into:

• How do people consume natural resources?.
• What does sustaintable use means?.
• What responsibility do we have to use resources in a sustainable way?.
• How do people create change?

 

Central Idea:

People moved for many reasons, and its impact has affected us and changed the world.

An Inquiry Into:

• Migration.
• Reasons for migration.
• Ways of migration.
• Effects of migration (advantages and disadvantages).

 

Central Idea:

Media is a powerful tool that influences the decisions people make.

An Inquiry Into:

• Different forms of media.
• Influence of media on society and individuals.
• Responsible consumption and use of media.

 

Central Idea:

The universe is our home to which we must adapt and seek to explore.

An Inquiry Into:

• Solar system.
• Adaptation of technology.
• How space exploration affects our life.

Central Idea:

Where people live determines how people live

An Inquiry Into:

• How places in the world are different.
• How people live in different parts of the world.
• How geography impacts people's way of life.

 

Central Idea:

The ocean is a vital resource whose ecological balance is affected by man.

An Inquiry Into:

• Ocean characteristics.
• How marine life has adapted to its environment.
• How people impact the marine environment.
• Conservation of the marine environment.