Inquiry and Innovation

Unit 2  Stability and Change

Students will independently 

• Students will independently use their learning to construct an explanation, design a solution, and/or explain their role/impact in  their community. 

Students will understand that …

• Creativity and innovative thinking are essential life skills that can be developed.  

• Creative thinking allows individuals to develop new or innovative ideas and 

challenge norms or current ways of thinking.

• Unlearning is difficult, but helps us build adaptability skills. 

• Responsible risks can be rewarding. 

• “What if” questions cause us to think in ways that promote adaptability.  

• Force, motion, and energy are related.

Students will keep considering …

• How can creativity and innovation be used to solve problems?

• How can challenges lead to success? 

• How can we best understand the world around us?

• What can we learn from the past?

Students will know …

• creativity uses ideas from the past to solve problems for the future.

• innovators use their imagination to solve problems and answer questions in 

 creative ways.

• creativity is a process that takes time. 

• perseverance is doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. 

• force is a push or pull that is applied to an object.

• historical figures who exhibited individualism and inventiveness helped shape the community, state, and nation.

• the U.S. free enterprise system allows people to make choices about earning, spending, and saving.

• natural resources can be used to create  a new product.

Students will be skilled at …

• Formulating questions & seeking answers about organisms, objects, people and their contributions, and events

• Using age-appropriate tools and models to investigate the world

• Collecting & comparing data using pictures, numbers, and words

• Making predictions based on observable patterns  

• Communicating/Expressing ideas based on knowledge, experiences, and observations and provide reasons  

• Defining  a problem and designing a solution.

Inquiry and Innovation Standards

Calendar Connections (22-23 Calendar) 

SS.2.9 Government. The student understands the role of public officials. The student is expected to:

(C) identify ways that public officials are selected, including election and appointment to office

SS.2.1 History. The student understands the historical significance of landmarks and celebrations in the community, state, and nation. The student is expected to: 

(A) explain the significance of various community, state, and national celebrations such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving

SS.2.11 Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, anc celebrations that represent American beliefs and principles that contribute to our national identity. The student is expected to: 

(D) identify how selected symbols, customs, and celebrations reflect an American love of individualism, inventiveness, and freedom. 

Micro Inquiry A 

SS 2.10 Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historical figures and other individuals. The student is expected to:

(B) identify historical figures and other individuals who have exemplified good citizenship such as Paul Revere, Abigail Adams, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) and Navajo Code Talkers, and Sojourner Truth

Micro Inquiry B

SS 2.2 History. The student understands how historical figures helped shape the community, state, and nation. The student is expected to:

(A) identify contributions of historical figures, including Thurgood Marshall, Irma Rangel, and Theodore Roosevelt, who have influenced the state and nation

Micro Inquiry C

SCI 2.6 Force, motion, and energy. The student knows that forces cause change and energy exists in many forms. The student is expected to:

(A) investigate the effects on objects by increasing or decreasing amounts of light, heat, and sound energy such as how the color of an object appears different in dimmer light or how heat melts butter

(B) observe and identify how magnets are used in everyday life

(C) trace and compare patterns of movement of objects such as sliding, rolling, and spinning over time

Mirco Inquiry D

SS 2.6 Economics. The student understands the value of work. The student is expected to:

(A) explain how work provides income to purchase goods and services

(B) explain the choices people can make about earning, spending, and saving money

SS 2.7 Economics. The student understands the roles of producers and consumers in the production of goods and services. The student is expected to:

(A) distinguish between producing and consuming

(B) identify ways in which people are both producers and consumers

(C) trace the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product

SS 2.13 Science, technology, and society. The student understands how science and technology have affected life, past and present. The student is expected to:

(A) describe how science and technology have affected communication, transportation, and recreation

(B) explain how science and technology have affected the ways in which people meet basic needs