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Unit 5: Sharing the planet
Unit 5: Sharing the planet
February 14th - March 25th
Central Idea: Understanding our world is a tool for taking responsibility for using finite resources and finding solutions as we share the planet with others.
Central Idea: Understanding our world is a tool for taking responsibility for using finite resources and finding solutions as we share the planet with others.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
Complete the PYP Exhibition process.
Please see the Exhibition page for complete student assessments
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: Letting students choose how they want to present their projects. Students will share their ideas with others in a way that is most comfortable for them.
Choice: Letting choose their ideas to see where their research takes them. Providing practice for them to do research in safe reliable sites.
Ownership: Students using their own Google Drive and being responsible to access their own materials. Students work at their own pace within given deadlines
Student Action
Student Action
Choose: Students will be deciding what action they will be working towards for the Exhibition.
Act: Students will implement their actions.
Reflect: Students will complete their journal pages and reflect on their Exhibition learning and action.
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.
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.
Perspective: What are the points of view? The understanding that knowledge is moderated by perspectives; different perspectives lead to different interpretations, understandings and findings; perspectives may be individual, group, cultural or disciplinary.
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: Persuasive texts, informational texts (central idea, text features, text structure), author’s purpose, relationships of and conflicts among the characters, inquiry and research
Science: Organisms, Ecosystems, and the Environment
Social Studies: Development, Impact, Changes
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