'Who We Are'
During Term 1, we were inquiring into our Transdisciplinary Theme of 'Who We Are' and our Central Idea was: The actions of individuals have made a difference to the lives of others can be exchanged.
Our lines of inquiry were:
An inquiry into what motivates people to make a difference in their community CAUSATION
Investigating how people affect their communities CONNECTION
The impact of global decisions on communities RESPONSIBILITY
Our Unit of Inquiry
Tuning in:
Children will be thinking about their own identity and what is important to them and their physical and mental well being.
Finding out:
Asking questions to find out about what has motivated many individuals to inspire others?
Sorting out:
Comparing and contrasting inspirational individuals who have had an impact on others globally.
Going further:
Children will begin to go further to research children who have been motivated to change their communities.
Making connections and taking action:
After making conclusions, children will exhibit their own research work and reflect on what action they might take to tackle local or global problems.
Reflecting on:
What skills they can develop to be a successful learner and person.
The Learner Profile attributes that they can develop to become a successful person.
Our inquiries...
Explain what makes a person unique?
How does culture affect how people develop?
Why does education matter to people?
What things motivate people to take action?
Can you compare and contrast actions that people have taken that affect communities?
How can people manage their emotions?
How might physical changes affect your identity?
Can you explain why people worry about change?
Why can change be positive or negative?
What is a sense of self?
How can events that happen to us in our lives affect our sense of self?
What are key events in your life so far?
What might key events in your life be in the future?
What might motivate people to be successful?
What might inspire people to change things?
If you could taken action to help your community what would you do? Can you justify the reasons for your action?
Some of our recent work
Daniel's work:
We carried out a questionnaire and tally chart, which we then put into an excel spreadsheet. Daniel chose to convey his results in a pie chart format, linking to our Maths focus on statistics.
Paris' work: Paris created an amazing research-based Powerpoint presentation to exhibit her learning from this UOI. She compared and contrasted two inspirational children whose actions have changed the world in a positive way. Her research inspired her to take her own form of action to tackle an global environmental issue.
Helpful resources for our inquiry
