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Unit 4: Where we are in place and time
Unit 4: Where we are in place and time
January 5th - February 11th
Central Idea: People use many different technological devices to help them in their everyday life.
Central Idea: People use many different technological devices to help them in their everyday life.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
Students will interview someone about what life was like without or with a different version of the technological device.
Question: How has this device changed your life and is it for the better ?
Student Action
Student Action
Choose: Students will be responsible, working together in a group and being open to classmates’ ideas.
Act: Students will make or improve a device
Reflect: Students will think about the importance and purpose of the device
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: Students will tell their own experiences with the device from past and present
Choice: Students choose what devices they will draw from their own experiences.
Ownership: Students will collaborate with their table in making the device and determine if it benefits
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Causation: Why is it like this? The understanding that things do not just happen, that there are causal relationships at work, and that actions have consequences.
Change: How is it changing? The understanding that change is the process of movement from one state to another. It is universal and inevitable.
Connection: How is it connected to other things? The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others.
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: 1.1B (follow, restate, and give directions), 1C (share ideas about a topic), 1D (working cooperatively/following agreed upon rules)
Math: 1.6G partitioning by equal and unequal parts, 1.7A using measuring tools to measure
Science: 1.8A Record weather 1.8B Observe weather
Social Studies: 17A (use timeline to distinguish past, present, and future) 15C identify contributions of scientists and inventors
How we interact in a community with technological advances.
How we use these devices at our home and school.
Students will explore the evolution of a technological device and then share how these devices improve our lives. Then, they will think about the next step (development) for said device.
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