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Unit 1: Who we are
Unit 1: Who we are
August 16th - September 24th
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 apply their learning about change for a positive impact and develop an idea that correlates with their passion and research. The idea should focus around making a beneficial impact in the school or district.
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: Students will make the decision for the audience. Decide the different ways to gather information (books, videos, library, youtube) They give input in what they want to learn. Give them options based on their style of learning on how they want to do assignments. Co-create classroom expectations. Morning meeting.
Choice: Choice boards for assignments. How they want to gather information to engage with multiple perspectives. Choice on how to solve problems. Choose to work in a group or independently. Choose who they work with in that group. Students can choose how they participate in class (flipgrid, video on or off).
Ownership: Choose the topic they want to work based on self-defined learning goal. They can co-construct the rubric. Peer to peer feedback. Reflect and revise their work.
Student Action
Student Action
Choose: A change you would like to see in the school or district
Act: Write a letter to a school or district leader to explain their change and how they will help implement the change.
Reflect: What benefits will this bring to change the culture of the school or district.
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?
What are observable, measurable, and testable properties of matters?
How does matter change state?
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?
Why do we need to edit our writing?
How does your writing help you understand what it means to be human?
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?
Why do we live where we live?
How are regions distributed and why?
Why do you think some regions are more developed than others?
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: Theme, character changes and interactions, inferencing, structure of informational texts, key ideas, folktales, personal narrative
Math: Equality, number line, problem solving
Science: Forms of matter, Forms of mixtures and solutions, Function of changes in matter
Social Studies: Citizenship, Physical regions, Landforms, Climate, Vegetation, Natural resources
Student Work
Student Work
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