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Elementary School
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Grade 1

 

Who we are

I Belong

Central Idea:

I am unique and I belong to a group.

An Inquiry Into:

  • How people appreciate me.
  • My personal history.
  • How rules help me be part of a group.

Technology Integration

 
 
 
 
 

Where we are in time and place

Come Play With Me

Central Idea:

Children's games and toys change over time and from place to place.

An Inquiry Into:

  • Different types of games and toys.
  • How games and toys have changed over time.
  • Games and toys from around the world.

Technology Integration

 
 
 
 

How we express ourselves

Illustrators

Central Idea:

Illustrations allow people to communicate.

An Inquiry Into:

  • Our favorite book illustrators
  • Different ways to illustrate books (techniques)
  • Different tools illustrators use (materials)
  • The impact on the audience

 

Technology Integration

 
 
 
 
 

How the world works

What's the Matter

Central Idea:

Matter is everything and it comes in different forms.

An Inquiry Into:

  • What are the properties of solids, liquids and gases
  • How temperature and time change solids, liquids and gases

 

Technology Integration

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

How we organize ourselves

Show Me the Way

Central Idea:

People require organizational systems to make journeys.

An Inquiry Into:

  • Where journeys can take us.
  • How maps help us make journeys.
  • How journeys are organized

 

Technology Integration

 
 
 
 
 
 

Sharing the planet

We Care

Central Idea:

We share the planet with many animals and our actions can affect their survival.

An Inquiry Into:

  • How people or nature impact animal habitats.
  • How animals become endangered.
  • Our responsibility towards animals and nature.

 

Technology Integration