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Unit 4: Sharing the planet
Unit 4: Sharing the planet
April 12th - June 18th
Central Idea: Humans' responsibility to nature can cause changes to the planet.
Central Idea: Humans' responsibility to nature can cause changes to the planet.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
Reuse or recycle an item that would have been thrown away, and make it into something that is useful for plants, animals, or humans.
Student Action
Student Action
Choose: How will students use their summative and take that learning into their community?
Act: Asking a neighbor if they would like to hear about their project and help in creating their own project.
Reflect: How many neighbors did I tell about my project?
Student Agency:
Student Agency:
Voice: Why do we have to care for the earth, its different environments, and the organisms that share the Earth with us?
Choice: Students will be able to discuss how to become responsible caretakers of the earth and its many different inhabitants
Ownership: Students can discuss and implement their learning by recycling at home and in the classroom, good healthy snack choices, exercise outside during recess and PE time. Their engagement with the activities supplied will coincide with our current unit. Small group implementation will reinforce concepts as well.
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Causation: The understanding that things do not just happen, that there are causal relationships at work, and that actions have consequences.
Why do plants, animals, and people need the same things to live?
How do living things survive within their environment?
What relationships happen between plants and animals with their habitats?
What relationships happen between plants and animals with each other?
Change: The understanding that change is the process of movement from one state to another. It is universal and inevitable.
How will the environment (Earth) change if we don't take care of it?
What can we do to improve our environment?
How do we change our behavior to stay safe during seasonal changes?
How do changes in the environment affect animals and their habitats?
How do changes in the environment affect plants and their habitats?
Responsibility: The understanding that people make choices based on their understandings, and the actions they take as a result do make a difference.
How do animals, people, and plants' roles differ in everyday life?
How do we take care of the planet?
What happens if we don’t take care of our planet?
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: Story Elements, Relate, Categorize Compare/Contrast
Math: Whole Part Relationships, Number and operations, Geometry and Spatial Sense
Science: Changes in the environment
Social Studies: Identifies needs (food, shelter, water), understanding immediate environment, Consequences,
PSPE: Roles, Relationships, Attempts to solve problems
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