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Unit 1: Who we are
Unit 1: Who we are
September 8th - October 16th
Central Idea: Understanding forms and functions in the world deepens the knowledge of what it means to be human.
Central Idea: Understanding forms and functions in the world deepens the knowledge of what it means to be human.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
Students will reflect on the different topics that you have studied and write a personal narrative about one of those topics that connect to you. Students will share their findings with a chosen audience.
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: Students will make the decision for the audience they choose. Students will decide the different ways to gather information (books, videos, library, youtube). They give input in what they want to learn. Teachers will give students options based on their style of learning on how they want to do assignments. Students will co-create classroom expectations.
Choice: Students will use choice boards for assignments. Students will decide how they want to gather information to engage with multiple perspectives. The students will choose how to solve problems. Students will choose to work in a group or independently. Students will choose who they work with in that group. Students can choose how they participate in class (flipgrid, video on or off).
Ownership: Students will choose the topic they want to work on as described in the self defined learning goal. Students will can co-construct the rubric. Students will provide peer to peer feedback. This feedback will help students reflect and revise their work.
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Form: Everything has a form with recognizable features that can be observed, identified, described, and categorized.
Which important decisions have you made in the past?
How do we use math to solve real world problems?
What are the ways stories can be told?
Function: Everything has a purpose, a role, or a way of behaving that can be investigated.
How do the pictures and the text work together?
How is air being used around us?
What is the landscape like?
Connection: We live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others.
How do our experiences allow us to connect with stories?
What is the link between the forms of matter?
What, if any, connections exist between society then and society today?
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: Structure of informational texts, editing using proper conventions and parts of speech, key ideas in a text
Social Studies: Physical regions, landforms, climate, vegetation, economic, natural resources
Math: Equality, number line, problem-solving
Science: Forms of matter, Forms of mixtures and solutions, Function of changes in matter
Student Work from 4A
Student Work from 4A
Student work from 4B
Student work from 4B
Student work from 4C
Student work from 4C
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